The park district stresses on its website that it is entirely separate from the Elmhurst city government. In most states, municipalities take care of parks. However, in many places in Illinois ...

Elmhurst, suburb about 16 miles west of downtown Chicago, has a population of about 45,000. The park district maintains 28 parks, 19 playgrounds, 500 acres of open space, 5.5 miles of walking ...