New Playground Coming To Cook Park

LIBERTYVILLE, IL – A new playground will be coming to Cook Park. Village officials recently selected a playground design to replace the existing playground equipment within the popular park in Libertyville. The design includes pour-in-play rubber surface for ADA accessibility, two slides, two expression swings which allow an adult and child to swing together, several climbing features and ground level music play options, according to a news release from the village.

The village received a grant to help fund the project through the Illinois Parks and Recreation Association’s Promote Play and Recreation grant,which covers 50 percent of the cost of the main playground structure.

The playground is expected to be installed later this spring or early this summer, according to a news release.

The existing playground equipment will be donated to Kids Around the World a nonprofit organization that repurposes used playground equipment in other countries.