Big News!
It’s official! Gov. Pritzker signed House Bill 3743 into law to transfer the Tinley Park Mental Health property to the Park District for only $1!
We’re saving Tinley Park taxpayers over $4.5 million to purchase the site, which the Village had previously offered for the land, in addition to saving taxpayers up to $15 million in state funds dedicated to finally cleaning up this eyesore! We are very grateful to Gov. Pritzker and our local legislators for their support to finally get this done.
Now that the bill is signed into law, we need to take several steps to officially take ownership of the land and begin cleanup work. This process will take time, but we’re working hard and excited to get to work after so many years!
We’ve had many supporters send letters to the Governor encouraging him to sign the bill! Read those letters of support here.
Where We Are Now
After years of inaction, we are thrilled with the prospect of redeveloping the property into a space that Tinley Park residents and the entire southland region can enjoy, including developing a recreational hub with a domed stadium that would be fully accessible to people living with special needs as well as open green space.
Learn more about our plans for the first 90 acres of the property here.
We recently announced experts to lead cleanup of the property, thanks to generous state grant funding. Learn more in our August 21, 2023 press release. See the June 27, 2023, press conference here
Cleaning Up the Property
The Park District has been awarded $15 million in state funding to clean up the property. This allocation of state funding is very promising – and importantly, it will save Tinley Park residents from footing the bill to clean up the site. Cleaning up this long-vacant property is our number one priority. We hope the wait is finally over to clean up the land and redevelop it into a space of which we can all be proud.
Updates
We want to be sure to update you at every step of this process. Sign up for Park Pathway email updates here.
We will also be posting updates here on our website and on our social media accounts: on Twitter, @TinleyParkFUN, and on Facebook, www.facebook.com/tinleyparkFUN.
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly should you have questions at info@tinleyparkdistrict.org or 708-342-4200