Politics & Government
A Way To Stop La Grange Park's TikTok Parties?
The park board plans to discuss restricting full court play in response to "takeover" events.
LA GRANGE PARK, IL — La Grange Park has something other communities don't have — a park with a full basketball court. And apparently that makes Memorial Park especially popular for social media-inspired basketball parties.
On July 17 and Aug. 17, "park takeovers" were held at Memorial with basketball games advertised on social media, including TikTok and Instagram. In both cases, organizers did not get permits beforehand, although an organizer signed such a document as the second one began.
On Monday, the board for the Community Park District of La Grange Park plans to discuss whether to restrict full court play without reservations.
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"They'll talk about whether stronger parameters need to be in place," said Jessica Cannaday, the district's executive director. "That's in response to concerns from one resident or possibly two residents. We have one of the only full court basketball courts around."
She said the board won't vote on a new policy at the meeting, but may give direction to the administration to look into it.
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The park board is set to meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Recreation Center, 1501 Barnsdale Road.
During a Village Board meeting, a resident said the July event at Memorial Park was full of "gangbangers." Cannaday has a different take.
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