Week of July 5, 2017 Vol 36 • No 34 • www.thechicagocitizen.com
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A community meeting was recently held at La Rabida Children’s Hospital located on 6501 S. Promontory Dr., to discuss the reconstruction plans for the 27-hole golf course in Jackson Park. The Chicago Park Golf Alliance said they plan to replace the 27-hole golf course and create a single 18-hole golf course that will cater to the next generation of young golfers. Photo Credit: Christopher Shuttlesworth
PLANS TO RECONSTRUCT GOLF COURSE ARE UNDERWAY By Christopher Shuttlesworth
The Obama Presidential Center (OPC) is set to be completed in Jackson Park by the year 2021. As part of the new installments, the Chicago Park Golf Alliance plans to reconstruct the 27-hole golf course in Jackson Park and create a single 18-hole golf course that will cater to the next generation of young golfers. Chicago Alderman Leslie Hairston of the 5th Ward along with
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community leaders and architects, held a community meeting on June 27, 2017 at La Rabida Children’s Hospital, located on 6501 S. Promontory Dr., to discuss further details of the reconstruction plans for the 27-hole golf course. Gregg Calpino, who is the senior landscape architect at Smith Group JJR, said the updated framework for the single 18-hole golf course will go through a series of holistic processes before it’s completed. Calpino explained that during the Framework planning process,
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Horizon League Board of Directors has unanimously approved the application for membership from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis to join the Horizon League. IUPUI officially joined the league on July 1. “We are excited to welcome IUPUI to the Horizon League family,” said Horizon League Commissioner Jon LeCrone. “The Jaguars bring us tremendous competitive potential, particularly in men’s basketball, along with an engaged and energized city. Their addition solidifies our broad community partnerships in Indianapolis. IUPUI is the right school at the right time.” “Since the moment IUPUI began playing NCAA Division I sports 19 years ago, we have welcomed the spirit of competition and camaraderie from our Summit League opponents,” said IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar. “The Horizon League will offer our student-athletes new opportunities for competition and will help our campus strengthen the sense of community that grows out of the very best athletic contests and that plays such an important role in fostering student success, one of our campus’s strategic priorities.”
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