For the 15th year, Bike the 12th Ward is rolling through the McKinley Park neighborhood and beyond, starting in McKinley Park at 10 a.m. this Saturday, June 30. Sponsored by 12th Ward Alderman George Cardenas, Bike the 12th Ward includes a resource fair, food, entertainment and a bike raffle, in addition to its family-friendly bike tour through the ward.
No youth or child in McKinley Park need go hungry for weekday lunches thanks to the Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens from The Lunch Bus, at 3:05 p.m. every Monday through Friday this summer at the McKinley Park public library. Sponsored by the Greater Chicago Food Depository, The Lunch Bus will be traveling to McKinley Park and other Chicago neighborhoods all summer long.
The McKinley Park library kicks off two kids Summer Learning Challenge programs this week: At Planet Protectors on Wednesdays at 2 p.m., kids engage in hands-on science projects; from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, summer readers can pick out up to a dozen books each to take home from Bernie's Book Bank Community Day. The Giant Word Winder game at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, challenges kids in reading and literacy as they compete and travel across the extra-large board game.
The McKinley Park Farmers Market presents its weekly array of produce, goods, sundries and treats from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Sunday, July 1, at the William McKinley memorial in McKinley Park. A project of the McKinley Park Advisory Council, the market runs in the park every Sunday through October.
The McKinley Park swimming pool is open seven days a week with swim times daily for open swimming, adult swimming and family swimming, now with no gender restrictions, thanks to the advocacy of the advisory council. Check the full swimming schedule here on the Swimming Calendar.
These are just some of the great neighborhood events happening in McKinley Park this week. Check the full calendar, featured events, showcase events and events dashboard for more.
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