Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park is a 7-acre (28,000 m) park in the Jefferson Park community area of Chicago, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is equipped with two baseball fields, one combination football/soccer field, three tennis courts, one playground and a spray pool and a full outdoor swimming pool with dressing facility. Each summer, hundreds of residents stroll the park grounds for “Jeff Fest,” a Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce-sponsored outdoor community festival featuring local food, vendors and bands. The all-volunteer Citywide Orchestra practices at Jefferson Park and performs seasonal concerts for the community. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Park is named in honor of the drafter of the Declaration of Independence...