WEST LOOP — A block party fundraiser for the Mary Bartelme Park Advisory Council brought about 1,000 people to the West Loop park Saturday.
With live music, food trucks and other family fun, the sixth annual "Party for the Park" at Sangamon and Adams raised $20,000 improvements and programs in Bartelme Park, according to Bartelme PAC President Armando Chacon.
Among other projects, the proceeds will help fund a new AstroTurf surface in the park's dog-friendly area and the annual Christmas tree and Menorah lighting ceremonies (Dec. 3 and Dec. 26 this year).
Coupled with the successful move of the West Loop farmers market to Bartelme Park, "it was a fantastic day," Chacon said.
Check out images by photographer Michael Lyons from Saturday's "Party for the Park" below.
A kids-sized train runs through Mary Bartelme Park in the West Loop on Saturday. [Michael Lyons]
The sixth annual "Party for the Park" raised $20,000 for improvements and programs in Bartelme Park. [Michael Lyons]
Parents and kids gather in Mary Bartelme Park during the sixth annual "Party for the Park" on Saturday. [Michael Lyons]
The sixth annual "Party for the Park" raised $20,000 improvements and programs in Bartelme Park. [Michael Lyons]
[Michael Lyons]
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