Wiggly Field is a

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on the north side of

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. It was established in 1997. The informal nameWiggly Field/Noethling Park
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for the nearby historic

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. Founded by Stacey Hawk, Diane Dorwart and Judy Tullman,Wiggly Field profile
at WrightwoodNeighbors.org the play area is part of Noethling Park of the

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and is located at 2645 N. Sheffield Avenue (at Schubert Avenue) in the Wrightwood Neighbors part of the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Wiggly Field is one of the most popular and well known of Chicago's dog parks. It has been featured on

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's show '' K-9 to 5'', in ''

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'' magazine (July 1999), ''

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'' magazine (September 2000), '' Bark Magazine'' (Spring 2002), and '' Chicagoland Tails'' (2002). Wiggly Field was named one of the top ten US dog parks by ''Dog Fancy'' magazine readers.Dog Park Winners 2005
at ''Dog Fancy'' Noethling Park itself was established by the Chicago Park District in 1970. It is named for Grace Noethling, founder of the Wrightwood Neighbors Conservation Association.

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External links

Wiggly Field (Noethling Park)
at the Chicago Park District website
Noethling Park Dog Park
at dogfriendly.com {{coord, 41.930285, -87.653752, type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-IL, display=title Dog parks in the United States Parks in Chicago 1997 establishments in Illinois