May 9, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The Chicago Mayor's Office is announcing that the national non-profit organization KaBOOM! has named Chicago a 2013 "Playful City USA" community.
The award is for the city's efforts to provide children with a wide variety of safe opportunities for play.
ABC7 and Disney are teaming up with KaBOOM! to build a playground in Chicago later this month at Tonti Elementary on the Southwest Side.
Disney is the parent company of ABC7.
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