Grant Park to get new pickleball courts, refurbished tennis courts

Kassandra Scott, 71, plays pickleball at Mandrake Park on the South Side. Scott and other picklers who lament the lack of courts in Chicago will be able to play at courts planned for construction in Grant Park next spring. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file)

Chicago’s pickleball scene is getting another shot in the arm — this time in Grant Park.

The folks behind Lollapalooza are donating $500,000 to the Chicago Park District that will be used to build new pickleball courts and refurbish existing tennis courts in the south end of Grant Park.