Ide's Grove West Park is Open For Play

The Ide’s Grove West Development project was completed and the park opened for play on Thursday, October 29. The project included renovation of the existing Ide’s Grove West Park, as well as new developments for Ide’s Grove West and Timbers Edge subdivisions. The new park now includes 2-5 year old and 5-12 year old composite playgrounds with swings, a zip line, hillside slides, a shelter, seating areas, a drinking fountain, accessible walkways connecting neighborhoods to the park and existing bike paths and landscaping throughout.

A ribbon-cutting and park dedication to recognize the 12-person Park Advisory Planning Committee was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 31, but was cancelled due to the current Covid-19 gathering restrictions. Click here to view a video of the virtual dedication.

The Ide's Grove West development project was awarded a grant from GameTime and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, reducing the cost of the 2-5 and 5-12 year old modular playground structures by 50% of the list price, resulting in an estimated $40,000 savings. These cost savings were directly applied to other park development features within this park site.