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Outdoor Ice Skating
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Although there are fewer than in years past, more than a dozen outdoor ice rinks will open this winter in parks districts around Chicago and the suburbs. Find one near you and lace up!
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Daley Bicentennial Plaza
This is an outdoor rink and no longer in season.
Grant Park Chicago (312) 742-7648
Flick Park Ice Rink and Sledding
When weather conditions allow (several days of below freezing temperatures), park district staff will begin flooding the ice rinks at Flick and Johns Parks. Signs will be posted at the Flick Park entrance on Glenview Road and the Johns Park entrance on Central Road when sledding and skating is permitted on any given day.
McKinley Park
This is an outdoor rink and no longer in season.
2210 W. Pershing Road Chicago (312) 747-5992
Mt. Greenwood Park
This is an outdoor rink and no longer in season.
3721 W. 111th St. Chicago (312) 747-3690
