Executive Director Jim Reuter did a series of video clips to let you all know that your Park District is open for business!
The Fountain View Fitness Center is open, which includes the indoor lap pool and track, in addition to the equipment floor and group fitness classes. We are cleaning and sanitizing around the clock! We are open for dance classes and gymnastics. Our registration desks are open for in-person registration. We’re offering Remote Learning Childcare for parents too, at Simkus Recreation Center. We are taking care to follow the guidelines of the IDPH and the CDC to keep our environments clean, sanitized, germ-free and safe. We are open for business folks! (We do require face coverings while in our facilities.)
View the Video Clips! They’re short and fun!
UPDATED! Digital Activity Guide
Check out October, November & December activities, classes, events and sports in the Digital Guide!
We have planned so many fun programs for you! Here’s just a few:
New Events:
Egg-tober Egg Hunt, Trick or Treat Trail, Middle School Mingle, Teenie Weenie Thanksgiving, Grinchmas Breakfast, and Santa Special Deliveries.
New Activities:
Drawing & Crafting, Learn Spanish, Self-Defense, Musical Theatre, Dog Training, Bingo, Private Swim, Open Gym, Sports Leagues and ESports tournaments.
Regular Programs:
Dance, Gymnastics, Forever Young, Performing Arts, Sports, Swimming, Preschool, and ActivKids Days Off Club. Our regular programs are making a comeback while following IDPH guidelines.
Remote & Hybrid Learning Childcare:
We are offering a Hybrid Learning Program for partial-day childcare as CCSD 93 students transition to in-person learning. Full-day Remote Learning Childcare is also available for students in all school districts!
Fountain View Fitness Center:
We reopened in July, and members are back enjoying the fitness floor, group fitness and aqua classes. Lap swim is available by reservation, and the walking track is open. We are taking new memberships! Email workout@csparks.org to arrange a tour.
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The Digital Guide enables us to add activities as we plan them, and to remove past activities as they expire. You can sign up for activities more easily from wherever you may be. Buttons take you right to your shopping cart for descriptions, locations, dates, times and prices.
Take a few moments to become familiar with the Digital Guide and become a subscriber to learn of updates.
In a year ravaged by a global pandemic, civil unrest, an economic crisis and many families with loved ones losing jobs, your community is facing yet another challenge — a local challenge we must meet head on together, as a community. This local challenge is depleting budget dollars meant for park and playground improvements, repairs, and sustaining the overall quality of life you are accustomed to in the great town of Carol Stream. This challenge is not a new challenge by any means; however, I can’t simply sit by and watch a park system and a community be deliberately destroyed by random acts of vandalism without making a plea to each and every one of you for help.
Public property within the Carol Stream Park District’s park system has been continuously vandalized this summer, totaling over $20,000 in damages. From Armstrong Park to Hampe Park to Community Park, random acts of vandalism have occurred almost daily, forcing your Park District to close washroom facilities, shifting budgeted funds to repair these items. In turn, this takes away funds from items such as new swings or new playground surfacing, not to mention taking countless staff hours away from our routine daily maintenance. Simply put – when we are repairing vandalized parks, we can’t focus on delivering the great outdoor spaces you deserve!
Your Park District is staffed by true professionals who truly care and are passionate about what they do on a daily basis. These professionals take pride in delivering well-maintained, safe open spaces and recreation programs each and every day. These countless acts of vandalism have challenged our ability to deliver those positive recreational experiences as we are simply repairing vandalized parks and playgrounds . . . not focusing on progress!
Today I write to you on behalf of myself, the Park District Board of Commissioners and Park District staff, earnestly asking YOU to assist us with this local emergency. If you see anyone vandalizing YOUR public property, call the Carol Stream Police Department at 911 and/or the Carol Stream Park District immediately.
I am a proud man who dislikes asking for help but today is the day. The Park District and the community need you more than ever! Please come together, rally and unite to help save your parks, playgrounds and open space from vandals who are causing major destruction right under our noses. The time is now to help take back this community. When you see something, you need to say something.
If you have any information about vandalism in your parks, please email me at shaneh@csparks.org
Yours In Parks,
Shane Hamilton
Director – Parks & Facilities
The Park District is partnering with CCSD93 to provide ActivKids Remote Learning Care at Simkus Recreation Center. Students will be supervised during school hours of 8:45 am-2:15 pm. Before Care from 6:30-8:45 am and After Care from 2:15-6:30 pm will also be available. This program is for students’ remote learning days only. Staff will facilitate a safe learning experience during the school day; however, they are not teachers and will not provide educational support or tutoring. Occasional activity breaks will be planned during the school day. Registration for Mondays, Tuesdays/Thursdays, and Wednesdays/Fridays will be offered. Daily options are not available. Full details will be announced soon.
The health and safety of our preschoolers is paramount! We’ve implemented modified operations plan to include social-distancing measures, wellness standards, intense cleaning and sanitizing procedures, face-covering requirements, and new drop-off and pick-up protocol. Our modified operations are subject to change based on further guidance from local, state, and federal authorities. Preschool Starts September 8.
Not ready for In-person learning for your 3 or 4-year-old? Coming soon: Virtual Preschool, We’re offering three 45-minute classes each week via Zoom this fall. This structured program will have mirrored elements of our in-person preschool program, such as themes, crafts, storytime, letter and name recognition, listening, and socialization skills.
The Carol Stream Park District is refinancing outstanding bonds for savings. In conjunction with the refinancing process the District underwent a Moody’s Rating and received an upgrade. This upgrade means the District can refinance at an even lower interest rate. That translates to lower repayments on future debt. We are estimating a present value savings of $1.8M through this refinancing process.
New York, August 03, 2020 — Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the Carol Stream Park District, IL’s general obligation unlimited tax (GOULT) and general obligation limited tax (GOLT) ratings to A1 from A2, affecting $38 million in rated debt. The upgrade to A1 reflects the district’s strong financial performance over the past few years resulting in sound fund balance and liquidity. The A1 rating also reflects the district’s low pension burden and economic ties to the Chicago metro area supporting the district’s comparatively high resident incomes.
New programming, facility layouts, and procedures are being developed which keep your health and safety a top priority. We’re phasing in fitness programs and services in accordance with the latest Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Restore Illinois guidelines. The following information is subject to change. Check this page and your email regularly for updates.
Due to the COVID-19 closure, monthly membership fees were not charged in April, May and June. And, because we understand that everyone may not be ready to resume working out yet, we won’t be charging you, whether you use your membership or not, until September 1. You must be a current all-inclusive member to receive July and August FREE. Annual members will also get April through August free, with a 5-month extension on their membership.
In addition,
Indoor Pools
What we ask of our members:
Modified Operations:
If you have questions about these guidelines or any other Fountain View Fitness information, email us at workout@csparks.org or call 630-784-6100.
Update: 7/2/2020
Welcome back to your park district as we slowly reopen amenities and programs. We have been working diligently to ensure the health and safety of all participants and staff as we return to our facilities and programs. Staff has been making plans in accordance with the State’s Restore Illinois Plan.
Since entering Phase 4 of the plan, we are excited to be able to offer more programs and sports. The following list is just a snapshot so you can see what’s coming up. Look for our new DIGITAL Activity Guide for July and August activities around July 7-8. Email info@csparks.org to be placed on the email list or friend us on Facebook to get the post with link.
July 11 – Adult and Youth 3-on-3 Basketball league (indoors)
July 13 – Drawing classes (outdoors)
July 13 – Tot/Kid Rock Music classes
July 13 – Private Swim lessons
July 14 – Swim Team Conditioning
July 17 – Tween/Teen Glow Golf
July 20 – Private Voice lessons (outdoors or virtual)
July 20 – Dance classes (outdoors)
July 20 – Gymnastics classes (indoors)
July 20 – Baseball/Softball camp
July 21 – Summer Preschool
July 25 – Carol Stream Parks Foundation Annual Duck Race (virtual)
July 25 – Kids First Flag Football and Multisport classes
July 27 – Gymnastics camp (indoors)
July 27 – Youth Soccer 3-on-3 league
July 28 – Parking Lot Bingo for Seniors
July 31 – Teenie Weenie Drive-in Movie
On July 6 we reopen the Fountain View Fitness Center to members with modified hours and guidelines. Group fitness classes are limited to assure proper cleaning time in between and social distancing. And we have expectations for our members. View video from the Fitness Center Division Manager, Brian Kucharski, to see your modified fitness center. The Indoor lap pool will open to members with a reservation. The Warm Water Therapy pool will also open, although classes are not scheduled at this time.
Playgrounds have reopened! Please follow social distancing guidelines. Parks and trails have remained open for walking, jogging and biking. The following amenities were opened at the end of Phase 3:
In addition, we are offering the following services and special programs in a “modified” manner with safety measures and protocols in place:
To see modifications being made to specific programs, such as Awesome Adventure Camp, Coyote Crossing Mini Golf, or Fountain View Fitness Center, go to those webpages at csparks.org.
The Simkus Recreation Center is reopening for in-person registration on July 6 between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm. Come through the front door and be sure to have a face covering. Otherwise, the Simkus Recreation Center will ONLY be open for Awesome Adventure Camp and weekend indoor 3-on-3 basketball leagues at this time.
Our Park District Team is prepared to adjust and make appropriate changes as are required in Phase 4-Revitalization. We are planning to bring back room rentals at the Simkus Recreation Center and rentals of park pavilions for groups of less than 50. We’re taking reservations now.
The Carol Stream Park District is here for your recreation needs. We will continue to work hard to keep the parks and trails clean, modify summer events and programs where possible, and continue to provide memorable experiences for your family this summer.
If you still have questions, give a call at 630-784-6100 or email us at info@csparks.org and we’ll respond. We are excited to have you back, and thank you for your support!
We are happy to announce that we are able to open PLAYGROUNDS! We ask that patrons keep capacity limited to no more than 50 people and follow social distancing guidelines as well as other Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines.
“Be a Good Human”
Thanks!
UPDATED 7/1/20
Hello Carol Stream Park District Residents:
I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you back to your park district as we slowly attempt to reopen the amenities and programs. I want you to know that our staff has been working diligently to ensure the health and safety of all participants and staff as we return to our facilities and programs. Please know that our website is continuously updated with the most current information as we progress through this; but, as always, if you have a question and can’t find the answer at csparks.org, don’t hesitate to email us at info@csparks.org or give us a call at 630-784-6100. We are here for you!
Staff has been making plans in accordance with the State’s Restore Illinois Plan. Since entering Phase 4 of the plan, we have reopened the following park district amenities:
In addition, we are offering the following services and special programs in a “modified” manner with safety measures and protocols in place:
To see modifications being made to specific programs, such as Awesome Adventure Camp, Coyote Crossing Mini Golf, or Fountain View Fitness Center, go to those webpages at csparks.org.
The Simkus Recreation Center will ONLY be open for Awesome Adventure Camp (6/15) and a weekend indoor 3-on-3 basketball league (early July) at this time. However, the Simkus Recreation Center is opening for in-person registration starting July 6 but only between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm. The Fountain View Recreation Center will remain closed. July 6 is our tentative reopen date for the Fountain View Fitness Center. Members will receive correspondence prior to the reopen date.
Fountain View Fitness all-inclusive members were not charged for membership in April, May or June. And, because we understand that not all members may be ready to resume working out yet, we won’t be charging for July and August either. We’d like to give our fitness members time to feel comfortable with our new, modified operations that focus on the safety of our members and staff. Members can visit the Fitness Update link for more detailed information on our reopening plan along with guidelines for our new outdoor fitness classes.
Our Park District Team is prepared to adjust and make appropriate changes as are required in Phase 4-Revitalization. We are planning to bring back room rentals at the Simkus Recreation Center and rentals of park pavilions for groups of less than 50. We’re taking reservations now.
Parks and trails have remained open for walking, jogging and biking during the stay-at-home order as long as social distancing guidelines are followed; and you, the community, have been using them extensively. Playgrounds have just been reopened.
While this summer is going to be different, the Carol Stream Park District is here for your recreation needs. We will continue to work hard to keep the parks and trails clean, modify summer events and programming where possible, and continue to provide memorable experiences for your family this summer. We are excited to have you back, and thank you again for your support!
Sincerely,
Jim Reuter
Executive Director
Carol Stream Park District
