Wildwood Park, Chicago, IL

Wildwood Park occupies a 70-acre site in Chicago’s Norwood Park neighborhood on the city’s northwest side. The park includes a lighted baseball diamond, two tennis courts, and a basketball court that remain open year-round. A paved loop path runs 0.8 miles around the perimeter, connecting to the North Branch Trail and allowing residents to travel on foot or bicycle toward the forest preserves without entering arterial streets. Mature oak and maple trees line the open fields, providing shade for picnics and playground use. The field house contains restrooms, a gymnasium, and scheduled fitness classes. Street parking borders the park on three sides, and the Kennedy Expressway entrance at Foster Avenue lies three blocks south, giving drivers direct access to downtown or O’Hare within fifteen minutes under normal traffic conditions. Nearby commercial strips on Northwest Highway supply grocery stores, restaurants, and a public library branch, all within a ten-minute walk from the park’s southern edge.

Location

City Chicago

State Illinois

Averages

Taxes $8,951

House $821,229

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