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| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°54′12″N87°38′18″W / 41.90333°N 87.63833°W |
Seward Park is a public park in Old Town, Chicago, Illinois [1] named after William H. Seward. The land for the park was acquired in 1907 and the park officially opened on July 4, 1908. [2]
People gathered in the park in 2020 to protest the murder of George Floyd. [3] [4] In July 2020, a film was screened in the park as part of the city's Movies in the Parks series. [5] There have been shootings in the park, in 2018 [6] and 2022. [7] [8] Brandon Johnson announced his mayoral campaign in Seward Park in 2022; [9] he won election to the office of mayor.
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