Yes, there is. The Scott Air Force Base is an army base of the United States Air Force located in St. Clair County in Illinois near Belleville. The base is named after the famous person killed in an aviation crash Corporal Frank S. Scott.

The base is home to various wings like Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing, 375th Air Mobility Wing etc. The base covers an area of 9.7 square cm in land. Scott is now the base of many military organizations including Air Mobility Command, Eighteenth Air Force, and Air Force Network Integration Centre etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Air_Force_Base

http://www.scott.af.mil/units/index.asp

The "Lincoln Park" would be the best option if you are looking for a place to enjoy sports. The Lincoln Park consists of about 1,200 Acres Park along the lakefront which faces the Lake Michigan.

This biggest public park of Chicago has recreational facilities like 15 baseball play areas, six basketball courts, two softball courts, thirty five tennis courts, one hundred and sixty three volleyball courts, one golf course and field houses. You can enjoy all these sports here.

The other features of the park include boating facilities, pubic beaches, landscaped gardens, the "Lincoln Park Conservatory", "Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum", a theatre and a zoo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Park

http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/

http://chicago.about.com/od/neighborhoodshistory/ig/LincolnParkPhotoGallery/