City planners face public clamor for lakefront park planning
A Chicago hearing on the Johnson Johnson and Roy study for Jackson Park exposed broad citizen demand for park planning over road expansion. Officials offered little public Q A, and critics warn that the Department of Development and Planning still pursues road projects, delaying lakefront planning and park preservation.
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Daniel Boone
Lakefront
Johnson, Johnson and Roy
Jackson Park
Department of Development and Planning
Chicago
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
Grant Park
JJR
Chicago Park District
Department of Planning
McCormick Place
Raised brick beds protect flowers and kids in yard
A family builds two raised brick flower beds from salvaged bricks to tame a yard. The beds raise sunlit planting zones, provide mulch for nearby trees, and create play and privacy spaces for children and pets. They planted annuals this year and plan perennials for future blooms.
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Harding Museum
Father
Veronica
Retention of Senator Douglas Favored by Letter Writer
A reader urges keeping Senator Paul Douglas for his seniority and open mindedness, arguing Republican challengers lack his experience. The letter also discusses University of Chicago Broadview acquisition, noting benefits but criticizing the rapid dislocation affecting elderly residents and the slow adjustment period.
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Illinois
U.S. Senate
Chicago
United States
University of Chicago
Broadview Hotel Highlight Draws Herald Reader Praise
The letter to the editor praises a well written Broadview Hotel article in today’s Herald. Bernice Neugarten expresses appreciation for clear reporting and straightforward coverage.
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Broadview Hotel
Herald
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Bruce Sagan
Lee Botts
Franklin Lett
Mary Louise Stauffer
Jean Garner Jacobs
Howard Neumann
Ralph Wellston
Fred Fuller Bennett
Clarence P. Dresser
Hyde Park Herald Inc
S. Harper
Telephone
Midway
Post Office
Ill
By Lee Botts
Douglas
Paul Douglas
Percy
Party
University
J. Kesner Kahn
Bernice Neugarten
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