The Chicago school districts accommodate resident students grades K-12. The high quality and success of these schools is attributed to maintaining low class sizes and continually improving facilities. Also located in Chicago, among other universities and colleges in the area, is the esteemed University of Chicago.
For recreation, parks such as Ada Park offers an outdoor pool during the summer months along with volleyball and tennis courts, football and soccer fields, a baseball diamond, a playground, and sandboxes. Archer Park, among other amenities, offers an ice-skating rink during the winter and a spray pool during the summer months. Other parks in the area feature boating, hiking trails, gardens, picnic areas, mini-golf, wildlife zones and riding trains.
The city’s past comes to life at the Uptown Historical Society. Uptown has long been a place where immigrants struggled to establish a new life in America. Remnants of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s line the halls of this museum and depict the rich culture of the area.