You can always tell when Midnight Circus is about to perform in your community. The magical purple and blue tent rises up in the middle of the grassy field at your neighborhood park as if it was a flower reaching for the spring sun.
Well that little one-of-kind circus tent has quite a story behind it.
Read MorePit Bulls, Pit Mixes, Bully Breeds...the term can be used interchangeably to describe a wide variety of dog types that disproportionately fill animal shelters in Chicago and throughout the country.
Lola, Junebug and Rosie Rae, the four-legged stars of Midnight Circus in the Parks over the years, also happen to fall into this category.
Read MoreIt all started at a Welles Park Advisory Council meeting about eleven years ago. Jeff and Julie Jenkins walked in with a video of Midnight Circus and an idea to help the park raise the money to redo our terribly run down play lot. The second I saw the video, I knew, if we built it, they would come. We had just organized our Easter Egg Extravaganza with pizza, an art project and Easter bunny raising $6,000. The community was ready.
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