Protesters Call On Friends Of The Parks To Drop Lucas Lawsuit

Protesters Call On Friends Of The Parks To Drop Lucas Lawsuit

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A pro-Lucas Museum coalition is urging a parks advocacy group to drop their lawsuit.

Friends of the Parks is suing to keep the Lucas Museum from building on Chicago’s Lakefront.

Leon Finney, with the Coalition 2 Build the Lucas Museum, says the city can’t afford to lose the economic stimulus and opportunities for young people that the museum would bring to Chicago.