Tinley Park Residents Invited To Chalk The Walk For 'Unplug Illinois'

TINLEY PARK, IL — Tinley Park residents are invited to get creative and get their hands dirty as part of a statewide initiative to unplug.

On July 15, the Tinley Park-Park District is hosting Chalk the Walk at The Band Shell located at Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center, 8125 171st St. Everyone is invited to this free ‘unplugged’ event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The District will provide sidewalk chalk for participants to decorate the sidewalks and paths around Community Park with art and positive comments.

Crafts and giveaways are also part of the festivities. Artists are encouraged to post photos of their artwork and crafts with hashtags #unplugillinois #tinleyparkdistrictfun. This year’s event introduces the inaugural Park District coloring book, Let’s Make Memories, included in the free goody bags.

Unplug Illinois is a statewide movement from Illinois Park and Recreation Association designed to get people to “unplug” from electronic devices and get out and engage with one another through active play opportunities at their local park and recreation agency. Unplug Illinois promotes healthier lifestyles, sustainable environments, thriving economies and engaged communities.

The benefits of unplugging from technology drives people to plug in to community, plug in to activity and plug in to friends. Unplugging has been shown to help improve your quality of life, help you feel more recharged every day, help you sleep better and improve your interpersonal communication, the park district said.

"We are celebrating Unplug Illinois during July and encourage the community to explore and take advantage of all unplugged fun the Tinley Park-Park District offers," said Executive Director, Shawn Roby.

The Tinley Park-Park District thanked Republic Bank and Crumbl Cookies for providing the Unplug Illinois giveaways and raffle prizes.