[5] Eugene Field Park, along with Bohemian National Cemetery, was one of the several open tracts of land in that area.

Some of those groups include: Congregation B'nai Sholom, the Albany Park Hadassah, the Kimball Bryn Mawr Hebrew School, and the National Home for Jewish Children of Denver.

[6] For example, the 39th Ward Civic Club and Chicago Public Library; and the building was sometimes used by needy families trying to raise funds or by groups holding a benefit such as the Albany Park Employees Association.

In 2008 the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency undertook a two-week project that removed 1400 cubic feet of illegally dumped concrete, asphalt and shingles in a half-acre section of the park.

[7] Beginning in April 2011 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers undertook a project intended to restore the degraded river habitats.

[8] The project aimed to restore wetland and oak savanna habitats around the river, including the removal of invasive species such as cottonwood trees.

[8]Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is one of the largest North American hardwood trees, a native Chicago species classified under Elm-Ash-Cottonwood ecosystem riparian zones.

[11] The work extended from the North Shore Channel to the pedestrian bridge in Eugene Field Park.

[12] Of the top ten historical crests for the North Branch Chicago River at the NWS monitoring gauge, seven of them have occurred since 2001.

[10] Several days after the high water record was set at the Albany Avenue river gauge, Emanuel, Congressman Mike Quigley, Illinois State Senator Ira Silverstein, and other officials gathered at Eugene Field Park to announce a new plan to address flooding in Albany Park.

[10] The plan involves sinking a one-mile tunnel beneath Foster Avenue from Eugene Field Park, east, to the North Shore Channel.

[7] Historically, there were two playgrounds divided by an oval path; north of these areas were other recreation features, including a wading pool.

[13] North of the river is a more wide open landscape that features athletic fields used for soccer, football, baseball and softball.

The brochure noted Eugene Field Park for its access to the natural habitat of the "river's edge".

The building is designed in the Tudor Revival style and includes such stylistic elements as half-timbering, patterned brick and crenellated cornices.

[16] The other important painting is a mural that dates to the WPA time period entitled The Participation of Youth in the Realm of Fine Arts.

[15] Stockmans' original plans no longer exist but in general his design philosophy followed the "naturalistic" tendencies of Jens Jensen.

[4] Both men had worked together when they were among a group that advised the Horticultural Society of Chicago concerning the decor for their annual flower show.

Its original X-shaped rails were constructed from rough hewn lumber and at both the north and south ends of the bridge were covered shelters.

[19] Issued in 1997 by then Governor Jim Edgar, the grant included $180,000 for the construction of the bridge as part of the Grand Illinois Trail.

[20] Its National Register of Historic Places listing cited significance in the areas of architecture, entertainment/recreation and social history.