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Chicago Park District — City of Chicago contracts
Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.
Recorded in city contract data as CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT.
$448,482,977
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
289
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Apr 30, 1999
$12,000,000
Largest single award
Aug 21, 2026
Most recent approval
A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.
Departments, by total awarded
- Department Of Planning And Development$370,567,676
- Dept Of Zoning & Land Use Planning$27,255,871
- Planning & Development$22,238,415
- Office Of Budget & Management$9,689,610
- Department Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$4,790,000
- Department Of Cultural Affairs$4,720,000
- Department Of Enviroment$2,553,634
Largest individual contracts
- Agreement between the City of Chicago and Chicago Park District - Ogden Park — 2026$12,000,000
- Taylor-Lauridsen Park Expansion — 2012$11,286,877
- CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT - ADDAMS MEDILL PARK — 2022$10,500,000
- CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT - CLARENDON PARK FIELD HOUSE — 2022$10,360,000
- Intergovernmental Agreement — 2013$10,220,945
- Morgan Park Beverly Sports Center — 2014$10,000,000
- Riis Park TIF Funds — 2024$10,000,000
- TIF Program (West Chicago Avenue Fieldhouse) — 2012$10,000,000
How the work was procured
- RFP1 contracts
Contract types
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER280 contracts
- DELEGATE AGENCY8 contracts
Chicago Park District contracts most heavily with Department Of Planning And Development, which accounts for $370,567,676 across 216 contract records.
Chicago Park District contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Chicago Park District?
- City of Chicago contract records show $448,482,977 awarded to Chicago Park District across 289 contract records approved since Apr 30, 1999. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
- Which city departments contract with Chicago Park District?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Chicago Park District are: Department Of Planning And Development ($370,567,676); Dept Of Zoning & Land Use Planning ($27,255,871); Planning & Development ($22,238,415); Office Of Budget & Management ($9,689,610); Department Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events ($4,790,000).
- What is the largest Chicago Park District contract?
- The largest single award on file is $12,000,000, described by the city as "Agreement between the City of Chicago and Chicago Park District - Ogden Park", approved Jul 1, 2026, through Department Of Planning And Development.
- Why can a contract amount be negative?
- The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.
Source
- City Contractsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.