List of Chicago Public Schools stadiums

Chicago Public Schools operates seven municipally owned stadiums across Chicago, which are used for Chicago Public League sports events.[1]

Use for Chicago Public League games

As of 2022, each of the stadiums (with the exception of Hanson Stadium)[2] was the site of approximately 1,000 games each year.[3] At that time, Hanson Stadium had been infrequently used due to its state of poor repair,[2] but it was since renovated in 2025.[1]

List

List of stadiums[1]
Stadium Location Year built Year(s) renovated Capacity Namesake of Notes
Eckersall Stadium 2423 East 82nd Street 1949 2018,[4] 2024 Walter Eckersall[a]
Gately Stadium 810 East 103rd Street 1955 2011[5] 5,000[5] James H. Gately[b] in 1959, a temporary outdoor velodrome was erected at the stadium to host the track cycling competition of the 1959 Pan American Games[6]
Hanson Stadium 2233 North Central Avenue 2025 10,000 Hanson Family[c]
Lane Stadium 2601 West Addison Street 1934 2007, 2015[7] 4,800[8] Albert G. Lane[d] since 2020, football turf is named "Fritz Pollard Field at Lane Stadium"; the stadium is the home venue of the DePaul Blue Demons collegiate track and field teams (NCAA Division I)[7]
Rockne Stadium 1117 South Central Avenue 2007,[3] 2022–2024[1][3] Knute Rockne
Stagg Stadium 1035 West 74th Street 2024 Amos Alonzo Stagg
Winnemac Stadium 5105 North Leavitt Street 1930s 4,500[9] Winamac[e] since 2004, the sports turf has been named "Jorndt Field", after teacher Louis C. Jorndt

Notes

  1. ^ both Eckersall Stadium and the surrounding Eckersall park are namesakes of Walter Eckersall
  2. ^ both the stadium and the surrounding park, Gately Park, are namesakes of James H. Gately
  3. ^ whose farm once occupied the land that Hanson Stadium and Hanson Park are located upon
  4. ^ Lane Tech College Prep High School, where the stadium is located, is named for Lane
  5. ^ indirect namesake, as the stadium and the park it is located inside of (Winnemac Park) are named for the adjacent Winnemac Street, which is itself named for a Potawatomi chief who used the name "Winamac" (meaning "catfish"), who had signed the 1795 Treaty of Greenville (in which Great Lakes tribes surrendered Chicago to the United States government) and later died fighting in alliance with the United States against the British in the War of 1812.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Facilities". Chicago Public Schools (IL). Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Roeder, David (June 4, 2021). "FirePplan $90M Training, Practice Center At Hanson Park". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Sabino, Pascal (July 27, 2022). "Knute Rockne Stadium Won't Be Ready For Fall Sports After Renovation Delayed By Work Stoppage At Illinois Quarries". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  4. ^ "Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Mitchell And CPS Open Eckersall Stadium". Chicago.gov. August 12, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Historic Gately Stadium reopens after facelift". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  6. ^ "Chicago Historic Velodromes & 6-day venues". Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Lane Tech Track, Used By DePaul's Teams, Resurfaced". DNAinfo Chicago. September 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  8. ^ "Fritz Pollard Field at Lane Stadium - Chicago, Illinois". StadiumConnection.com. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  9. ^ Bailey, Ryan (November 10, 2025). "Edgewater Castle FC Announces 2026 Entry Into USL League Two and USL W League". Edgewater Castle FC. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  10. ^ "Winnemac Park". Chicago Park District. September 10, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
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