November 19, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson
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MAYOR JOHNSON, PARK CEO RAMIREZ-ROSA JOIN PARK ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO ANNOUNCE FUTURE PLANS FOR PARK DEVELOPMENT AT CALUMET CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Park District CEO Carlos Ramirez-Rosa joined Friends of the Parks, Alliance of the Southeast, and the Environmental Law and Policy Center joined a host of elected officials, conservation advocates, and Eastside community stakeholders at the Calumet Park fieldhouse, 9801 S. Avenue G, to announce the future closure of the Calumet Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) and plans to convert the 43-acre site into public parkland.