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Rivershire Park and Nature Center: Lincolnshire: Lake: Chicago area: operated by the village, 15 acres, outdoor education programs Robert Allerton Park: Willow Branch: Piatt: Central: 1,517-acre (614 ha) park, nature center and conference center Rock Springs Conservation Area & Nature Center: Decatur: Macon: Central
The third largest Illinois arena after the United Center in Chicago and the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, State Farm Center has 15,544 permanent seats but, when portable chairs are placed on the floor for an in-the-round performance, there is a potential for an additional 1,000 depending on the stage configuration.
The Allerton nature preserve is a National Natural Landmark. The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517-acre (614 ha) park, nature center, and conference center located in the rural Piatt County township of Willow Branch, [2] (T 18 N, R 5 E) near Monticello, Illinois, on the upper Sangamon River.
The Wheaton Park District is an organization dedicated to leisure and recreation in Wheaton, Illinois, US. It was incorporated in 1921 and now contains more than 800 acres of land. In addition to the many full-time employees, the park district also employs nearly 1,000 summer part-time staff, often local high school and college students. [1]
Urbana Park District includes exercise and biking trails, Crystal Lake, a sculpture park, and other public facilities in the city of Urbana. Robert Allerton Park a private estate donated to the university consisting of a large manor house (now a conference center), formal gardens, and natural woodlands and prairie. Open to the public.
In late 2007, the FSPD was awarded the Gold Medal Award from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) for excellence in park and recreation management. The park district won for a Class V district, which includes all districts with less than 25,000 residents. The Frankfort Square Park District was the only winner from Illinois in ...
A park district is a form of local special-purpose district for providing public parks and recreation in or near its geographic boundaries. Some park districts also own or maintain related cultural facilities such as monuments, zoos , sports venues, music venues, or museums .
The first recreation facility on campus, IMPE (Intramural Physical Education building), was opened in 1971. [1] According to the university, Activities and Recreation Center is "one of the country's largest on-campus recreation centers". [4] In 2008, after IMPE was renovated and reconstructed, its name was changed to ARC. [5]