Facilities

Somonauk Park is nestled in a neighborhood located in the southern part of the Park Forest.


SOMONAUK PARK PAVILION WITH KITCHEN - Coming late Summer 2020!
Proposed Somonauk Pavilion with kitchen. Coming late Summer 2020. The pavilion will include 8 tables, two small grills, electrical outlets and restrooms. Somonauk Pavilion will not be available to rent until completed.


2020 Rental Rates
New, open air pavilion planned late Summer 2020. The pavilion will include 8 tables, two small grills, electrical outlets and restrooms.

Groups of 199 or less  -  $20 per hour
Groups of 200 or more - $50 per hour (Additional fees may apply)


Temporary Liquor Permit
(Please allow a minimum of 10 business days prior to event for processing.)
A Temporary Liquor Permit is required for all park permits requesting to serve and/or consume alcohol in the parks. A Temporary  Liquor Permit  application must be completed by the Park Permit holder and returned with a $5 non-refundable fee. Once the Temporary Liquor permit application has been approved by the Village of Park Forest, the permit holder will be required to obtain a $1,000,000  liability policy through their insurance company. Please contact Recreation & Parks for more information. 

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Park Rules

2020 Park Permit Lottery
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 9 am
Check-in Time: 8:30 am-8:45 am  (Bring State ID)
Park Forest Village Hall
350 Victory Dr., Park Forest, IL 60466

Lottery Procedure

The Department of Recreation, Parks & Community Health will hold its Annual Parks Pavilion Permit Lottery on Saturday, February 1, 2020, beginning at 9 a.m. at Park Forest’s Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The event is held each year to allow members of the public the opportunity to secure their preferred Park Forest park pavilion at Central Park and Logan Park.

Two separate lotteries will be held for Park Forest residents and non-Park Forest residents.  This lottery system is designed to allow Park Forest residents priority selection in what has become a popular lottery event, with an increasing number of non-Park Forest residents participating in the process. The Park Permit Lottery for Park Forest residents will begin at 9 a.m. The lottery for non-Park Forest residents will immediately follow the Park Forest resident lottery.

All members of the public (Park Forest residents and non-Park Forest residents) must be present by 9 a.m.  Please check-in between 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Those in attendance who are obtaining a park permit will be invited to place their names in the appropriate permit lottery.  Please bring a State ID to verify residency. Names will be pulled for the Park Forest resident permit lottery first, and permits will be issued in the order names are selected. Names will be drawn for the non-Park Forest resident lottery second, and permits will be issued in the
order names are selected.  Please note that individuals are restricted to one picnic date per person. Full payment is due at time of reserving a permit. No phone orders.

Department of Recreation, Parks & Community Health
350 Victory Dr., Park Forest, IL 60466
708-748-2005     
www.villageofparkforest.com

Village of Park Forest Ordinances - Pet Waste Disposal and Removal

Sec. 14-2. - Declaration of nuisances. It shall be deemed unlawful and a nuisance for any person within the village limits to:  (3) Permit any pet under his care or control to deposit any excrement upon the property of another, without the express consent of the owner of the property; appear with a pet upon any alley, street, sidewalk, park, playground, parking lot, church or school grounds or other property of public use, without some means for the removal of excrement; fail to remove any excrement deposited by such pet; or dispose of such excrement except as provided in section 86-4 of this Code. This section shall not apply to a blind or physically handicapped person while walking his guide or support dog.

Sec. 14-49. - Removal of excrement. (a) No person shall appear with a pet upon the public ways or within public places or upon the property of another, absent that person's consent, without some means for the removal of excrement, nor shall any person fail to remove any excrement deposited by such pet. This section shall not apply to a blind or physically handicapped person while walking his guide or support dog. (b) This section shall be enforced under and in accordance with chapter 2, article VII of this Code, which article provides for the administrative adjudication of certain ordinance violations.