COVERAGE OF OUR CHALLENGE TO THE ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION IN LINCOLN PARK

• Chicago Journal – Park district to reimburse $2 million to Latin School
• WBBM Newsradio – It’s Not Over Yet (WAV file)
• Chicago Reader – Heads We Lose, Tails We Lose [tax payers pay for city arrogance]
• Chicago Tribune – Mayor defends soccer field, children’s museum on park land
• Skyline – Amazing victory for Lincoln Park activists
• Crain’s – Judge raps Park District over Latin field
• Chicago Tribune – Judge won’t halt Lincoln Park soccer field
• Reader – Latin School soccer field isn’t the only one Stop that bulldozer - Worse Than We Thought
• Skyline – Latin School soccer field enters litigation

EARLIER NEWS STORIES

• Land-grab in Lincoln Park? – In-depth coverage of the Committee’s work and the entire story to date. (large file, 6.8 MB, PDF format)
• Park District Superintendent’s View is Distorted – We answer Mr. Mitchell in detail.
• Skyline Coverage of Park District is Distorted – Letter from Superintendent Tim Mitchell.
• We brought 50 people to the March 12 meeting of the Park District Commissioners. Read the story, “Squabble over soccer field clouds truth, transparency in Park District Dealings.
• Residents Confront Park District Board – from Skyline.
• Watch the segment from Fox News Chicago on our packed house community meeting!
• Read the story in The Chicago Journal – Latin School Field Headed To Court
• Read the story in The Chicago Tribune on our community meeting.
• Read the story in Chi-Town Daily News
• Letter to the editor by Committee member Herb Capan in the Chicago Journal
• Timothy Williams, Deal over Randall’s Island (NY) sports field is voided. New York Times, Feb. 1, 2008.
• Can Latin School’s Soccer Field Still Be Bounced?
• Felicia Dechter, Plea to halt Latin work falls on deaf ears. Skyline, Jan. 25, 2008 (original link).
• Jeff Borgardt, School soccer field lawsuit big possibility. Inside, Jan. 9-15, 2008, p. 1.
• Latin’s controversial athletic field. Inside, Dec. 26, 2007-Jan. 1, 2008, p. 9.
• Felicia Dechter, New group moves forward against Latin soccer field. Skyline, Dec. 7, 2007, p. 3
• Felicia Dechter, Latin field moves forward. Skyline, Nov. 9, 2007, p. 1, 7
• Greg Hinz, Latin School offers compromise on controversial field. Crain’s, Oct. 26, 2007
• September 21, 2007 Skyline
• Ben Joravsky, A Not-So-Level Playing Field. Chicago Reader, Sept. 7, 2007
• Greg Hinz, Latin hints it may compromise on Lincoln Park field. Crain’s, Aug. 24, 2007.
• Ben Joravsky, Soccer for Some. Chicago Reader, July 20, 2007.
• Greg Hinz, Latin lessons. Crain’s, May 28, 2007. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-——
• The folks at Save Grant Park are protesting the proposed construction of the Children’s Museum in Grant Park. Read the March 19 Sun-Times story.
• Kid Museum Sights Still Set on Grant Park – Chicago Tribune

• Save Grant Park – stop the Children’s Museum from carving up the park.
• “Latin School “Land Grab at GLPDFA – source documents and other links.
• Public Policy at Issue with Latin School Soccer Field Plan. Friends of the Parks
• Friends of the Parks
• Keep Lincoln Park Public This citizen’s group fought the Latin School land grab in 2002.
• Greater Lincoln Park Democracy for America
• The Sierra Club of Chicago
• Openlands Chicago