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April 21, 2022July 20, 2023

Amazing Accomplishment by McKinley Dog Park Volunteers -Cool Event at the McKinley Dog Park on May 1 In this video you are going to see the amazing work that a …

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McKinley – The Neighborhood, the Park, the Statue

February 21, 2021February 28, 2021

Working class, blue collar no-nonsense neighborhood- that is McKinley Park in a nutshell.  If you take a map of Chicago and put a dot at the center of it you would …

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Memorial Day Parade in McKinley Park continues

May 25, 2020February 28, 2021

The 50-year-old Memorial Day Parade in McKinley Park continued today thanks to the American Legion William McKinley Post #231. A few of the blocks in the community put up Flags …

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Bridgeport / McKinley Park / Neighborhood History

Parades in Bridgeport and McKinley Park have been taking place for over 117 years.

May 22, 2020November 14, 2022

Bridgeport and McKinley Park have a long history of hosting parades. For over 117 years, these two neighborhoods have been the site of many community celebrations. From Memorial Day parades …

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McKinley Park: Home to the Official Geographic Center of Chicago

May 7, 2020September 15, 2021

A lot of neighborhoods would like to claim they represent the center of Chicago, but there can be only one official geographic center of Chicago. In 1979, Mayor Michael Bilandic …

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McKinley Park / Neighborhood History

The old “Longfellow School Yard” in McKinley Park: Still a place for kids to play over 142 years later.

May 6, 2020November 14, 2022

In 1880, the DOUGLAS STREET AVE SCHOOL opened at Lincoln Street and Douglas Street in what is today, 1901 W. 35th Street in the McKinley Park Neighborhood.  President Abraham Lincoln’s …

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