A music pavilion in Jackson Park. A Ravinia-style venue in Douglas Park. Concert space at Montrose Beach.
This is just a sampling of the ideas floated in recent months to convert stretches of city parkland into entertainment venues.
For now, all are simply in the discussion phase….
A proposed visitors center for Jackson Park got pushback at a Tuesday night community meeting, prompting Chicago Park District officials to say they would back away from the proposal if the community doesn’t want it.
It was standing room only Tuesday night at La Rabida Children’s Hospital, 6501 S. Promontory Drive, as more than 100 people came to voice concerns about a visitors center the nonprofit Project 120 has proposed funding for Jackson Park.
Over 100 South Side residents crowded into a small event room at La Rabida Children’s Hospital, 6501 S. Promontory Dr., on Tuesday, May 31, hoping to get clarity on future projects slated for Jackson Park.
Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) called the meeting in response to a growing number of community residents who have felt shut out of the decision-making process surrounding Jackson Park revamps.
“A lot of information is going around and I wanted to make sure we’re all on the same page,” Hairston said at the outset of the meeting. Read more….
Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) has set a date for when Chicago Park District officials will speak with community members about recent and proposed changes to Jackson and Washington parks. The meeting aims to assuage the concerns of park goers who have felt, in recent months, that park revamps are going …..
Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) said that she’s in talks with the Chicago Park District (CPD) about holding a community meeting to discuss Project 120’s proposals for Jackson Park.
Project 120, an organization working with the Chicago Parks District to redevelop facets of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Washington and Jackson parks, presented its most recent framework plans for the two sites at a community meeting, Monday Feb. 8.