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After nearly two hours of public testimony, the Park District board gave final approval to a new turf soccer field in Lincoln Park. Residents are vowing continued legal action to stop the controversial project.
Protect Our Parks is threatening continued legal action unless the Chicago Park District scraps plans for a soccer field at the south end of Lincoln Park and instead builds at Montrose Harbor.