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Park District May Fork Over $20M For Olympic Canoe, Kayak Course

AP | Posted 11.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Olympics, Chicago Park District, Park District Olympics, Olympic Canoe Course, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympics Costs, Chicago Olympics Kayak Course, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

The Chicago Park District may contribute $20 million toward the construction of a canoe and kayak slalom course should the city win its bid for the 20...

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Lakefront Parking Won't Be Free Anymore

Huffington Post | Posted 09.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Lakefront Parking, Chicago Parking Privatization, Lakefront Parking, Chicago Park District, Standard Parking Chicago, Tim Mitchell, Chicago News

Free lakefront parking will be gone after the summer, if not a little before, Chicago Park District officials said Tuesday. The private operator Stan...

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Alderman Offers To Cover Constituents' Overnight Parking Costs

Chi-Town Daily News | SAMANTHA LISS | Posted 07.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Park District, Joe Moore Parking, Loyola Parking Lots, Joe Moore, Chicago Lakefront Parking, Chicago News

Alderman Joe Moore (D-49) will provide the Park District with $89,000 a year for three years to prevent his constituents from paying overnight parking...

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

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 07.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Lakefront, Chicago Lakefront Path, Chicago Park District, Chicago Lakefront Parks, The Last Four Miles, Chicago Lakefront Public Access, Friends of the Parks, Chicago News

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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Lake Michigan Surfing: Chicago May Open 5 Beaches To Wave Riders

Chicago Sun-Times | MAURICE POSSLEY | Posted 06.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lake Surfing, Chicago Surfing, Chicago Beaches, Chicago Park District, Lake Michigan Surfing, Vince Deur, Surfing, Chicago News

For the first time, Chicagoans with dusty surfboards in their garages or basements can start thinking about legally hanging 10 in Lake Michigan, perha...

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City Golf Courses To Get Facelifts Under New Deal

Chicago Sun-Times | Andrew Herrmann | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Gery Chico, Chicago Golf Courses, Park District Golf Courses, Chicago Park District Golf Courses, Chicago Park District, Cook County Forest Preserve, Billy Casper Golf Management, Chicago Golf Courses Improvements, City Golf, City Golf Courses, Chicago News

Duffers are being promised better city golf courses under a new contract OKd Wednesday by the Chicago Park District board. The six courses, two minia...

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Lollapalooza To Stay In Chicago 10 More Years

Chicago Sun-Times | Andrew Herrmann and Jim DeRogatis | Posted 12.07.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Lollapalooza, C3 Presents, Lollapalooza Chicago Deal, Lollapalooza Contract, Chicago Park District, Lollapalooza Chicago, Chicago News

Days after C3 Presents staged the Election Night celebration here for Barack Obama, officials announced Thursday a plan to allow the Austin, Tex.-base...

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No More Free Lakefront Parking

Chicago Sun-Times | Andrew Herrmann | Posted 11.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Lakefront, Chicago Lakefront Hours, Chicago Park District, Lake Michigan, Tim Mitchell, Lake Michigan Chicago, Chicago Lakefront Parking, Chicago News

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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City Golf Courses: Whaddya Expect?

David Murray | Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Golf, Chicago Golf Courses, Billy Casper Golf, Chicago Park District, Sydney Marovitz Golf, Cook County Forest Preserve, Kempersports, Patronage, Public Golf Courses, Chicago News
David Murray

Some years ago a friend of mine, a weary veteran of Trying to Do Things in Chicago, was working with the city on a building project, and boxing with the usual shadows. He told me something that stuck with me.

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New Lawsuit Filed Over Lincoln Park Soccer Field

Chicago Tribune | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Park District, Latin School Soccer Field Controversy, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park Soccer Field, Latin School Soccer Field, Chicago News

Four months after getting the private Latin School to stop building a soccer field in Lincoln Park, a group of residents has filed a new lawsuit seeki...

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"You Have No Standing": The Story of the Latin School Lincoln Park Land Grab

Tom Tresser | Posted 10.10.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Gery Chico, Protect Our Parks, Political Corruption, Chicago Park District, Protect Our Parks Lawsuit, Tim Mitchell, Latin School Soccer Field, Mayor Daley, Green Living, Chicago News
Tom Tresser

This unprecedented deal would've made money for the Latin School since they could sell sponsorships, fund raise and give donor recognition in the second most used park in America and they could sublease or re-sell the field to paying users when they were not using it. The general public (read, you and me and public school kids) could use this proposed facility without regard for the Latin School's schedule only during the winter - so dress warmly. How could this happen?

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Lincoln Park-Latin School Soccer Field Going Forward

Chicago Tribune | Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah | Posted 10.04.2008 | Chicago

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After stopping the private Latin School from building a soccer field in Lincoln Park, a group of residents was unable to stop the Chicago Park Distric...

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