Chicago Lakefront

Daley: Bring More Booze To The Lakefront

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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The number of liquor licenses would more than double on Chicago Park District property along the lakefront under a proposal Mayor Richard Daley introd...

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Some Residents Resist Calls For Completing Burnham's Lakefront Plan

Chicago Public Radio | Shawn Allee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago's lakefront is having a birthday of sorts. On July 4, 1909, architect Daniel Burnham unveiled a plan for continuous park space up and down the...

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Construction Plans Approved For Two New City Harbors

Chicago Public Radio | Lynette Kalsnes | Posted 05.25.2011

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The city of Chicago plans to build two new harbors on Lake Michigan. The Public Building Commission approved moving ahead with the designs and constru...

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Ambitious Plan Would Create Fully Open Chicago Lakefront, Add 500 Acres Of Parks

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sea changes could be coming to Chicago's iconic lakefront landscape if an advocacy group gets its way. A plan released Tuesday by the non-profit Frie...

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Olympics Would Shut Down Public Lakefront Bike Path

Chicago Sun-Times | LISA DONOVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Should Chicago win the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games, a private beach would be built for competing athletes on the South Side -- shutting down ...

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No More Free Lakefront Parking

Chicago Sun-Times | Andrew Herrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beachgoers will no longer be able to park for free along the lakefront under the Chicago Park District's proposed budget for 2009, officials said toda...

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