Illinois
Slick City, Illinois' newest 'indoor slide park,' opens in Chicago suburbs — and its not just for kids
Slick City, Illinois first-ever indoor, waterless slide park is now open in the Chicago suburbs — and its filled with giant, colorful slides that are for adults, too.
NBC 5 and Chicago Today’s Matthew Rodrigues visited the 40,000 square-foot action park in North Aurora Friday, to catch a glimpse of exactly what a slide park for all-ages looks like — and take a spin on some of the slides.
According to the park, Slick City Action Park, located at 1830 Town Center in North Aurora, opened earlier this fall. It’s the first of its kind in Illinois, according to a press release, with eight huge dry slides, two air basketball courts, an air dodgeball court, a trapeze, zipline, jungle gyms, an arcade and more.
The slides range in length and speed, ranging from “Mega Launch,” “Big Wave,” “Avalanche” and “Cowabunga.”
“Ready, set, launch!” a description of “Mega Launch” said. “Take sliding to new heights — literally! Hold on tight for the ride of your life.”
While parts of the park are designed towards younger children, the park says its “revolutionary engineering” is designed for all ages. According to the park, 20% of its guests are over the age of 18.
“Parents are getting in on the action,” Kevin Dugal, Slick City North Aurora’s VP of Operations said. “Cousins, older siblings.”
According to a spokesperson, the eight slides at the Aurora location are for those age four and up, with tickets starting at $13.99.
Slick City Action Park aims to open 500 locations across the United States, with spots already open in Colorado, Texas and Arizona. More locations are planned for additional cities, including Chandler, Arizona, and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, the release said.
More information about the park and hours can be found here.
Here’s a sneak peek into what the North Aurora location looks like:
OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) — About 500 furloughed employees of West Suburban Medical Center have received notices that they will not be returning to their jobs, marking the latest development in the uncertain future of the hospital as its owners continue negotiating a settlement over its future.
ABC7 obtained multiple copies of a letter sent to employees stating there would be “a mass layoff at West Suburban Medical Center” beginning Aug. 31 and that “this mass layoff is expected to be permanent.”
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West Suburban Medical Center CEO Manoj Prasad told ABC7 the notices were required under the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN Act, which limits furloughs to six months and requires advance notification before a permanent separation.
Prasad said the hospital’s plans to reopen have not changed, but there is still no firm reopening date.
Sylvia Williams, a former head of nursing at West Suburban Medical Center, said staff knew layoffs were a possibility but hoped they would not become necessary.
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The notices come amid an ongoing court battle between West Suburban Medical Center owners Prasad and landowner Rathnaker Patlola. The two sued each other in the weeks following the hospital’s closure in March.
ABC7’s I-Team was in court Tuesday for a hearing on progress toward a settlement agreement involving the hospital. During the hearing, attorneys representing Resilience Healthcare did not mention layoffs.
Sources close to the settlement discussions told the I-Team the notices are “a big deal” and that Prasad “had not consulted with anyone” about plans to permanently lay off the remaining furloughed employees.
One source also told the I-Team that the judge was surprised by the news and “upset” it was not disclosed.
Patlola issued a statement saying, in part, that he was “surprised and disappointed” and that employees “deserved far better.”
Settlement negotiations over the future of West Suburban hospital remain ongoing.
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