Jackson Park was the site of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Chicago’s Jackson Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux – the men behind New York’s Central Park.

After a two-year hiatus, the Jackson Park cherry blossoms are adorning the historic area on the South Side once again. Located near the Japanese Garden, the cherry trees represent renewal of life ...

After a few years of underwhelming results due to inconsistent weather conditions, cherry blossom trees at Jackson Park come back at full swing.

Excerpt from "Promontory Point: Lake Michigan at 55th Street, Chicago, 1937-1987" by John McDermott, Jr. Click here for more information on the history of the Nike missile battery based in Jackson ...

Each spring nearly 200 beautiful pink and white Cherry Blossom trees bloom in Chicago’s Jackson Park. The entire season of the bloom time is referred to as “Hanami” which means ...

The cherry blossoms in Chicago's Jackson Park are nearing their 2025 peak bloom. The Chicago Park District said there have been 20 new cherry blossom trees planted at Jackson Park since the last full ...

For the first time in two years, delicate and striking cherry blossoms are in bloom at Jackson Park in Chicago, and visitors from across the city and suburbs took advantage of the nice weather ...

Twenty new cherry blossom trees have been planted at Jackson Park since the last full bloom in 2020. Due to the relatively ...

The Chicago Park District is inviting Chicagoans to come out and see the blooming of more than 190 cherry trees at Jackson Park, with twenty new trees planted since the last full bloom in 2020.

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By 2026, the Chicago Park District hopes to have nearly 250 trees in the cherry blossom tree grove. The number of cherry trees at Jackson Park has been growing steadily over the last 12 years.