Updates

June 27, 2012

Junior Coach Conference Introduces Youth Leaders to Lifelong Learning ›

Our second, all–day, Junior Coach Conference was held on Loyola University Chicago’s beautiful lakefront campus. Our Junior Coaches (JCs) are 4th and 5th grade students chosen by their teachers and…

March 21, 2012

Playworks Chicago Inaugural Corporate Kickball Tournament 2012 ›

Come kick it with Playworks Chicago at our first ever Corporate Kickball Tournament Friday, June 15. Join us for an afternoon of playful competition at Chicago’s historic Grant Park. Along with the fresh…

February 28, 2012

Playworks Chicago Holds First Junior Coach Conference ›

Fourth and fifth grade junior coaches (JCs) and Playworks Chicago staff came together at the Pulaski Park Field House for the first ever Playworks Chicago Junior Coach Conference. The day…

February 9, 2012

The Girls Got Game! ›

Playworks Chicago kicked off the 2011-12 Girls Basketball season with our first ever Extravaganza, an event where all of our schools’ teams (comprised of 4th and 5th graders) came together…

December 9, 2011

Playworks execs, board take over Chicago ›

Traveling from all 22 Playworks cities across the country, executive directors and our national board of directors blew into the Windy City for their annual fall retreat. Chicago was excited…

November 7, 2011

Playworks Chicago Volunteer Launch – Tuesday, November 15, 2011 ›

Make a difference on the playground . . . join us for the Playworks Chicago Volunteer Launch! Tuesday, November 15, 6 – 7:30pm DePaul University Student Center Room 315 (Lincoln…

November 3, 2011

Playin’ In the Streets! ›

Chicago’s Active Transit Alliance hosted the first Open Streets on State Street event, where seven blocks of our famous "great street" were closed to traffic and transformed into an urban…

September 30, 2011

Walking for Wellness ›

Despite the light rain, walkers from all over Chicago's Austin neighborhood gathered at LaFollette Park for some recess games and warm-ups for the Walk Across Austin. Austin is Building A Healthier…

August 29, 2011

Playworks Chicago Office Up and Running! ›

We have lots to do to make it our perfect “work and play” space, but we are well on our way! We are located downtown (map), right in the Loop’s…