Join us on Thurs., Sept. 4 for a multi event skill challenge celebrating the start of the 2025 football season! You will compete in eight football related events designed to test strength, speed, agility, and skill. Open to all eligible MWR fitness patrons. Click for details!
Thurs. Sept. 11 at 4:30pm starting from Gym 4, Courts Plus. We will never forget! Join us in honoring the heroes of 9/11 and the service members who continue to step up to defend our nation as we race through a brand new all-terrain 5K route around NAVSTA Great Lakes.
Family Fun Night’s Superhero Training Camp is BACK with a new twist. Don't miss all the fun on Fri., Sept. 12 at the Community Center. Click for details!
Grab your lawn chairs and join MWR for a special celebration of remembering and honoring our heroes at the Veteran’s Memorial Golf Course on Sun., Sept. 14. Navy Band Great Lakes will be performing. Doors open at 2 pm and the concert begins at 2:30 pm.
MWR will be hosting our annual Great Navy Campout Sat., Sept. 20 through Sun., Sept. 21 on the lakefront of Lake Michigan. Registration closes on Fri., Sept. 19 by noon! Click for details.
Join us at Pavilion 3 along the Lakefront on Fri., Sept. 26 at 7pm for our last outdoor movie of the summer season. Watch our social media for our movie selection and more details. Click to go to our Facebook page.
Last year, the salmon began biting early in the harbor at the MWR Great Lakes Marina. Keep your eye on our social media for when we begin to spot them! We have fishing poles available for rent and tackle available for purchase at the Marina B13.
Tickets for the final games of the Chicago Bears season (Nov 2025 – Jan 2026) will go on sale starting Fri., Sept 5 or Fri., Sept. 12 depending on your eligibility. Seats are located in the corner of the end zone, rows 13-16. View can’t be beat! Click for all the details.
The Community Rec Office, B13 has tickets available on sale for select nights at Walt Disney World’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween & Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights. For pricing details click below and go to "Florida Ticket Options." Call us at 847-688-5417 with questions and to set up an appointment to purchase.
Six Flags Great America's annual Fright Fest begins this month! We have 1 day admission tickets which allow you general admission to the park ($50.50). Admission to the haunted houses during Fright Fest are sold separately at the park upon arrival.
The Liberty Program events are for enlisted E-1 to E6 Active Duty personnel. They are based out of the Loft Recreation Center, B2A (third deck). Trips this month include Taste of Chicago, Stade’s Arts & Craft Show, Paintball Explosion, the Cantigny Car Show, Hiking at Rollins Savanna and a Six Flags Fright Fest Shuttle! Click to see everything we have planned.
