No one knows whether McCaffery Interest's redevelopment scheme for the Children's Memorial Hospital grounds is dead in the water, and Ald. Michele Smith's new push for a CPS middle school on abandoned acreage further clouds the situation. In reporting on CPS' draft master plan for capital projects, the Sun-Times made note of a local campaign for a new facility to help alleviate overcrowding at Lincoln Elementary. Furthering intrigue, local naysayers Lincoln Park Neighbors for Responsible Development claim that back room deals with developers may generate a result where high-rises get approved in exchange for school land. [Sun-Times, previously]
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