Lowdown on (mostly) Southside pools

Chicago Park District Facilities: (all location & schedules info on www.chicagoparkdistrict.com)
-Dyett has weekday, afternoon hours. It's closest to Hyde Park.
-We like Welles Park (it's near the Old Town School & the Sulzer Regional library on the north side)
-I've also heard good things about the Park at NTA which is located between Chinatown and the projects on Cermak. It's a zero depth facility.
-The Harrison Park facilty seems really busy. Located in Pilsen. Go out for Mexican food after!
-The Don Nash Community Center (also CPD) has family swim on the weekends. 71st, 4 blocks east of Stony Island.
-The Harris Park, a former YWCA on Drexel & 62nd, is a very nice facility with some Saturday hours.
The great thing about the CPD facilities is that they're all FREE and they tend to be warm and shallow!
-Locally, the YMCA on Stony Island has pools and you could join Regents Park. They all have fees.
-The buzz on the U of C pool is that it's freezing cold. Community people can join and sign kids up for lessons, but I've heard of kids refusing to enter because of the temperature.
All of these places have classes and free swim. You've just got to check the schedules. Some teachers are more talented with the young who shouldn't be forced to do anything. Talented swimming teachers make the lessons a game, with lots of singing.