OPPORTUNITY LOST: After McPier’s Veto, Lakeside Center is Passed Over for Chicago Casino (Chicago 7 2016 & 2021)

By Preservation Chicago

December 31, 2022

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lakeside center Rivers Casino — An architect's rendering of the Rivers Casino proposal for McCormick Place. Lakeside Center at McCormick Place, 1971, C.F. Murphy and architect Gene Summers. Rendering Credit: JAHN

Op-ed: Turning McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center into a casino would be a win for Chicago, Ward Miller / Preservation Chicago, Chicago Tribune, 1/3/22

Casino or not, city has big decisions to make regarding Lakeside Center; While the future of Soldier Field takes up a lot of oxygen in Chicago’s political and civic discourse, its neighbor to the south, Lakeside Center, looms just as large, Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board, 3/21/22

Barbara Koenen: Transform McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center into a recreational center that would serve all, Barbara Koenen, Chicago Tribune, 3/28/22

Helmut Jahn and I re-imagined Lakeside Center in 2011. The city can still take advantage, Philip Castillo, Chicago Tribune, 4/8/22

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