Bachelor's Grove Woods is not to be confused with Bachelor's Grove Cemetery which, besides being a…read moreformer cemetery, is east of this location and on the south side of the street. Bachelor's Grove Woods used to be a thing, but currently there are no services here. There are no trails and the only thing one can really do is throw out a blanket and have a picnic in the shady grassy area. Loads of parking but no trails or picnic tables or cookout stands...so you have to bring everything that you need. This particular woods is a part of the greater Forest Preserve District of Cook County and can be located on their map (http://fpdcc.com/downloads/maps/FPCC-CountyMap-2014-web.pdf) as #238.

Bachelors Grove is a pretty historical and adventurous place to go too but for me as a person who's…read morebeen here multiple times, I think it's mostly hype. Don't try coming here after night or during non summer hours because Forest Preserve police are always watching. The graves and tombstones are definitely cool and I wish they would do something to help restore this place but you get to follow a long trail which kind of goes nowhere and then you're stuck in the woods.That's Bachelors Grove in a nutshell

I think there's definitely a distinction to be made between a park and a play lot, and Privet Park…read moreis definitely a play lot. There's really almost no green space here. That's fine, but I think calling it a park is false advertising (little joke there). The history is kind of interesting, though; the city bought what was a vacant lot lot from the Turtle Wax company, and shortly thereafter it was made into a park. At the time, there was an idea to name the parks in the city after plant life, which is where the name privet comes from. The park is accessible and has a composite wood surface, but it is accessible. It's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it spot, as you might barely even notice it's there until you've driven by.

I stumbled upon Park No 419 on my way to check out Mahalia Jackson Court. I don't even know what to…read moresay about it. I actually thought perhaps my GPS was incorrect and that it wasn't a park, but I looked up the park online and there is actually a page for it, with this address. I could do nothing but gaze in disbelief at this patch of land. It's an embarrassment that Chicago Park District even calls this a "park"; it's nothing more than an empty lot. The reason I call it a vacant lot is because it's directly next to a two-flat on Wabash; it would make sense to me if it has once been a two flat that was demolished, or even if it was a lot for the place next door (which would be highly unusual in Chicago, but still more believable than calling it a park). This "park" is fully fenced on all sides; the only entrance is locked. There is no sign identifying it as a park as CPD parks do--only maps identify it, and their website as it gives the address at this corner. There are no service or playground equipment, not even a teeter totter. And CPD has the nerve to call it an "idyllic" location where families can enjoy time together. The neighborhood deserves better and CPD should be ashamed of itself.