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The Tinley Park-Park District is a unit of local government Incorporated and organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. Its purpose is to provide leisure services and leisure facilities for the residents within its boundaries.

The Tinley Park-Park District is located in the Village of Tinley Park, a southwest suburb of Chicago, just 30 minutes southwest of downtown Chicago. The Park District maintains 40 parks, 34 ball fields and several amenities.

The Tinley Park-Park District’s operating budget for 2024-25 is $15,430,290, which does not include the $15,000,000 Mental Health Center remediation project, which is being paid for by a grant from the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. The budget for Capital Projects is $4,842,975, again, which does not include the Mental Health Property remediation project, and the budget for Debt Services is $1,165,000.

The Park District also operates Tinley Fitness, Landmark Museum and Church, McCarthy Recreation Building, Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, Tinley Junction Miniature Golf and Batting Cages, Vogt Visual Arts Center, The Extreme Skate Park, and White Water Canyon Water Park.

The Tinley Park-Park District employs 35 full-time employees, 128 part-time employees, and approximately 247 seasonal employees.