Located in the Edison Park community on Harlem Avenue, just south of Touhy Avenue, Brooks Park totals 9.16 acres is the most northwestern park in the Chicago Park District. At nearly nine acres, the park features a number of sports and recreational activities, including an established boxing program for youth, teens, and adults.

The athletes compete in an annual boxing show each December at the park. Youth can choose from basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, and recreational tumbling. Or, they can participate in art classes. Brooks Park also serves a large population of young preschoolers in its Edison Park community area, with music and movement classes, playgroup, preschool, and moms, pops and tots programs that include parents. Adults stay active in walking and fitness programs at Brooks Park, or popular softball or basketball leagues.

Brooks Park contains two baseball fields, one soccer/football field, two tennis courts, horseshoe pits, a water spray feature, and playground.