News & Events
Grandwood Park Park District Goes Tobacco-Free.........
From a press release by Lake County Health Department, Wednesday Feb 25th, 2012
On January 11, the Grandwood Park Park District passed a policy making all its property and vehicles tobacco and smoke-free. This district is now Illinois' first completely tobacoo-free park district.
To read the rest of the article ....... click on the link provided below.
Article_on_GPPD_Going_Tobacoo_Free.pdf (784 KB)
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THANK YOU WARREN TOWNSHIP HWY DEPT
Some additional benefits of the extended warm weather here in Illinois lends to the continued clean up of Mill Creek from the July 2011 storm.
Please recognize the efforts contributed to our community, courtesy of our Warren Township Highway Department.
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The Grandwood Park Park District Board is helping make our community a healthy place to be, by adopting a Smoke/Tobacco Free Parks Policy January 11, 2012.
In the photo left to right: (Front row) Grandwood Park Park District Commissioners Jerry Courser, Nancy Carlson, Linda Anderson, Diane LeClair (back row) REALITY Illinois teens and co-sponsors Araceli Mena, Danielle Grazier, Selena Sedano, Joannah Rivera, Anna Henrich, Barbara de Nekker & Emily Hutter.
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Grant $$$ Received
The Grandwood Park Park District is thrilled to announce the receipt of the entire $400,000 Community Center Construction Grant. We have extended sincere appreciation to our State Representative Sandy Cole for the diligent support of the Capital Construction Program and our grant specifically. In addition to the mounds of required paperwork completed by park district administration, there are key individuals whose strategic efforts should be recognized; Lake County Board Member Steve Carlson & former Park District Commissioner Alain Oller. The timeline below gives visual clarity to the extensive process undergone in order to receive this funding and that a chain of teamwork can achieve progress for our community!
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