Six Mundelein Park & Recreation District employees were awarded the honor of Employee of the Year at an annual Employee Recognition event held last weekend. The Administration Department recognized Dawn Dahl for diligently working to gather Distinguished Accreditation documentation and organizing all the Board Packets, Budget Books, and anything else needed. These tasks required extreme… Read more…
Renovation of Longmeadow Park
Project UPdates The fencing around the playground area will go up next week (the week of March 11) After the fencing goes up, the playground area will be unavailable. Project Overview This spring we will begin significant improvements to Longmeadow Park, located at 1800 Somerset Lane. Renovations include: Replacing the playground Replacing the asphalt path,… Read more…
OSLAD Grant Provides Remaining Funding for All-Inclusive Playground
Mundelein Park & Recreation District received confirmation of a matching grant award of $600,000 for Kracklauer Park from the Illinois Department of Natural Resource’s Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) program. The grant application included the construction of the All-Inclusive Playground plus additional accessible amenities, including boccia courts, a fishing station, and a pollinator… Read more…
Nancy Burton selected to fill vacant board seat
The Mundelein Park & Recreation District Board of Commissioners recently announced that Nancy Burton has been selected to fill the previously vacant board seat. Burton was sworn in on Monday, January 8, and will fill the remainder of an unexpired term through May 2025. The vacancy was due to the sudden passing of long-time Commissioner… Read more…