News and events for Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood

McKinley Park Stewardship Day

Help maintain and clean up McKinley Park habitat with the McKinley Park Advisory Council at the McKinley Park Stewardship Day, 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, September 19, 2026, starting from the stone planters southwest of the lagoon in the park at 2110 W. Pershing Road, Chicago, and continuing into the Natural Area east of the lagoon.

Volunteer tasks may include trail maintenance, planting, pruning, weeding, controlling invasive plant species, seed collection and/or trash pick-up.