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Marquette Park

Posted inNostalgia, History, and Leisure

Best Piece of Pre-Colonial Prairie: Ashburn Prairie in Marquette Park – Chicago Lawn

by Citlali Pérez September 27, 2024

ike many other longtime Southwest Siders, I grew up frequenting Marquette Park in Chicago Lawn to gather with family, feed the ducks, or check out the former rose garden.  As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the park continues to serve as a reliable space for me to gather safely with friends. We go on nature […]

Photo Credit: Alex Arriaga
Posted inBest of the South Side 2020

Best of Chicago Lawn & West Lawn 2020

by Alex Arriaga and Eli Hoenig November 27, 2020November 30, 2020
Posted inLit

Patchwork Portrait

by Max Budovitch October 15, 2019May 20, 2020

Chicago Park Disrict Big Marsh Stony Island

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