Update: 01/12/2023In an email today seeking to “clarify misinformation posted on the museum’s website,” Chicago Park District Director of Communications Michele Lemons said this: “The Chicago Park District did not approve construction on a 5,000 square foot facility nor did the District approve a structure of any size.” Juanita Irizarry delivered a gut punch of […]
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Residents in southeast Chicago aren’t giving up
“There’s a spirit in my neighborhood that is as tough as the steel we produced.”
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What will the Obama library bring to the south side?
First, an 18-hole championship golf course
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Why does Friends of the Parks endorse more asphalt at 31st Street Beach?
The Park District plan calls for replacing green space with hundreds of new parking spots.
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Oh, the irony: Mayor Rahm’s allies call Lucas Museum opponents elitists
The coded language at the heart of the lakefront fight.
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Lucas Museum to Chicago: We’re looking elsewhere
The Lucas Museum will search for a location other than Chicago.
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Friends of the Parks rejects Lucas Museum on any lakefront site, and other Chicago news
Also, CPS unveils new policy ensuring transgender students equal access to bathrooms and locker rooms.
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Friends of the Parks saved a parking lot but effectively killed the Lucas Museum
Did the group’s actions conflict with its mission to promote green space?
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Judge delays Lucas Museum decision until February
In the meantime, there will be no construction.
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Juanita Irizarry wants development done right in the 26th Ward
The 26th Ward candidate explains why she’s running—and why she won’t eat at Bang Bang Pie Shop.