Editing Skokie, Illinois (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:North Shore Center for Performing Arts.jpg|thumb|North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie]]
The Skokie Park District maintains public spaces and historical sites within its more than {{convert|240|acre|km2}} of parkland and in its ten facilities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.skokieparks.org/about-spd/park-district-information/ | title=What is the Park District? &#124; Skokie Park District }}</ref>

The [[Skokie Valley Trail]] is a multi-use trail connecting the northwest side of Chicago to the communities of [[Lincolnwood, Illinois|Lincolnwood]] and Skokie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chi.streetsblog.org/2016/12/30/lincolnwood-builds-new-segments-of-the-valley-line-trail-and-the-weber-spur/|title=Lincolnwood Builds New Segments of the Valley Line Trail and the Weber Spur|last=Zoline|first=Jeff|date=December 30, 2016|website=Streetsblog Chicago|access-date=November 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lincolnwoodil.org/enjoy-lincolnwood/parks-and-recreation/our-parks/valley-line-trail-recreation-path/|title=Valley Line Trail – Recreation Path|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 3, 2019}}</ref> In 2023, the Village announced plans to extend the Valley Line Trail from its current terminus at [[Dempster–Skokie station|Dempster-Skokie Station]] to its northernmost boundary at Old Orchard Road. The result will be a continuous trail from the [[City of chicago|City of Chicago]] to the northern suburbs beyond Skokie. The project is estimated to be completed by 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.skokie.org/250/Bicycle-Plan#:~:text=By%20the%20end%20of%20year,Golf%20Road%20and%20Oakton%20Street | title=Bicycle Plan &#124; Skokie, IL }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://patch.com/illinois/skokie/new-bike-lanes-path-extensions-planned-north-shore-suburbs | title=New Bike Lanes, Path Extensions Planned for North Shore Suburbs | date=June 7, 2023 }}</ref>

The [[North Shore Channel Trail]] also passes through town.