Museum move in trouble

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Interior Rendering of new Chicago Children’s Museum By Micah Maidenberg Editor, Chicago Journal Published July 13, 2009 Link to Story “It’s a big story. Veteran Crain’s Business columnist Greg Hinz is reporting the Chicago Children’s Museum’s planned move to Grant Park is in trouble. The museum says it is moving forward. Here’s the nut of Hinz’s story: A moribund economy …

Children’s Museum negotiating extension on Navy Pier lease

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NAVY PIER | Slow fund-raising stalls move to Grant Park From the Chicago Sun-Times BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter July 13, 2009 Link to Article The Children’s Museum is negotiating an “open-ended” extension to its Navy Pier lease amid a fund-raising slowdown that threatens to stall its controversial move to Grant Park. Ted Tetzlaff, chairman of the Metropolitan Pier …