Even though I've lived in the area forever, I've never been here before…read more I've been back here about six times since. I rode the Salt Creek trail from Villa Park to Wood Dale. It is a really nice trail with a few ponds, bridges, etc. I saw quite a few deer traveling this trail. The trail is fairly long and goes way beyond what I traveled. I plan on doing the whole trail in the future.

If you're looking for a peaceful place to practice your yoga this place is the perfect one!read more

I don't live in the suburbs, and I don't even wish I did, but every so often you discover one of…read morethese amazing places . . . The Cermak Family Aquatic Center is awesome. A holy-grail destination for summer days with kids. They have a lazy river full of innertubes, and giant 2.5 foot deep pool with a play structure and various splashing items, plus a splash pad, and a junk food concession. It is neither a real swimming pool nor a water park. Not a real swimming pool because the deepest part of the pool is 2.5 feet deep. Not a water park because there's no actual waterslide, though there is a slide ... into the water -- if you grasp the distinction I'm making. But as a consequence this means that you can feel much more comfortable giving even young kids a decent amount of freedom (obviously not too much! be safe!) and generating the kind of wet, chlorinated, hot, happy, exhausted summer day that you may have grown up with as a kid. Chicago is a big city of rich amenities, so there are not a ton of things that I say are clearly worth a 45 minute drive from my house, but this is one of them.

Located inside Forest Preserve District of Cook County; Cermak Woods. Free parking for customers…read more Wonderful recreational area to enjoy with your family and friends. This is a well designed water recreational area. It has been changed, upgraded and redesigned throughout the years, but still here providing a great relaxing service to this community and visitors. You can grab a towel at the nearby Marshalls, and sunscreen as well. Plenty of grocery stores and restaurants nearby if you would like to enjoy a picnic with your family as well. Enjoy this wonderful experience.

My son and I took a class. It was fun and we learned a lot. Johnny was very knowledgable.read more

We scheduled a birthday party for our 11 year old son and Johnny put on a great event! We had 12…read moreboys and each caught 8 fish and some even caught +20! He really knows what he's doing and brought all the gear plus taught the boys important lessons on how to properly fish. Highly recommend for any others looking for a different idea for a birthday party. Many kids walked away with a new love of fishing.

I had been to the Aquatics Center for a seminar in one of their meeting rooms, but never the pool…read moreitself. Recently my cousins rented the whole place out for a birthday party. I was impressed. We had the entire pool room to ourselves, with two giant pools, one shallow for the kids with a slide, and the other with lanes for more serious lap swimming. They also have a large hot tub which I enjoyed immensely. There was room for our food, gifts and seating all in view of the pools, and their locker rooms, showers and restrooms were well maintained. The doors lead out to a nice patio area in the back, where there are outdoor pools and beautiful scenery. I'm sure we were inside because it had rained that day. I don't know what my cousins paid for this private event on a weekend, but it was worth it. Fun was had by all.

Oak Brook Park District has won national rewards for servicing the community. I joined when the…read morepandemic lockdown ended. They took down the posters re: fitness room etiquette a few years ago. So, now members listen to there programs & talk on the phone all the time. My purpose is to exercise while I listen to music or a podcast, read a book. Hard to do with the noise from their phones.

It's your no frills pool. Regular pool with diving board and slide, lap pool and then a fenced in…read morezero depth kiddie pool with mini child size lounge chairs. No splash pad. It's pretty much just a swimming pool. There is a ramp entry into the main pool which is also pretty neat for parents with babies and people with limited mobility! Very clean pool and locker rooms. There are also 2 family bathrooms/changing rooms with a shower too. We are currently taking "Starbabies" swim class at East End Pool. Check out the Elmhurst Park District catalouge. They have swim classes for all ages! Starbabies isn't really swimming...kind of more of a singing/water play class in the pool. East End Park is here too. Nice playground area and baseball diamond.

We are members of the community who pay for a pool pass each year and I'm afraid this year will be…read moreour last. Every year, the park district closes the diving well to members of the public (both pass holders and paying members of the public) so that they can make money through offering some type of swim lesson camp. My kids love to dive but are told to leave the diving area along with their friends who have paid a daily fee to swim. So not only does the park district crowd the pool with campers but now they tell paying members that they cannot use the pool they have paid to use. We have been coming to this pool over ten years and my kids have gone through lessons here (which by the way are not worth it beyond getting over fear of the water level) and each year the park district treats paying members of the general public worse and worse. Closing off more and more areas of the pool. There is no reason to pay to go to a pool that is roped off for lessons in half of it or has no diving well. Clearly they are more interested in the cash cow that the summer camps have become than offering an enjoyable swimming experience.