Joe Glik Park, named after an owner of Glik’s department stores, is the newest park property in Edwardsville. It was purchased through a donation by Joe Glik, who also helped fundraise and donate trees for the park, and two Illinois Department of Natural Resources grants. The park offers numerous services to guests, such as pavilions, a 2500-foot walking trail that is approved by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the only off-leash area for dogs in town, two stocked lakes that allow fishing and a playground. “We have a very nice playground out there,” Katie Grable, assistant director of parks and recreation for the City of Edwardsville, said. Grable added the city has installed more of the rubber safety surface on the playground, which
