Illinois

In 2005, when Cicero's Clyde Park District learned that the home next to North Clyde Park was for sale, they partnered with TPL to move quickly and secure the property, giving the town time to obtain a grant to purchase the lot, expand the park, and create more green space in a densely populated neighborhood.

In 2005, park activists in the park-poor Logan Square neighborhood sought to expand one-acre Haas Park.

In 2007, The Trust for Public Land purchased 90 acres in Roscoe Township, part of a natural prairie and upland savanna that will serve to protect the high-quality Kinnikinnick Creek that bisects the property.

Parks for People—Chicago focuses real estate and public finance resources towards creating and adding more parkland and green space in Chicago's underserved urban neighborhoods.

Every winter, bird enthusiasts and curious onlookers stand above the Illinois River at Starved Rock State Park and witness dozens of American bald eagles circling above the open water below the dam and perching in trees on Plum Island.

The 606 is an innovative project on Chicago's Northwest side that will transform nearly three miles of unused rail line into the elevated Bloomingdale Trail, which will be linked to five ground-level neighborhood parks.