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REQUEST TO INITIATE 45-DAY NOTICE PERIOD
TO NAME PARK NO. 543 AS PRINTERS ROW PARK
AND TO NAME PARK NO. 568 AS WEST RIDGE NATURE PRESERVE PARK
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To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District
I. Recommendation
It is recommended that an order be entered authorizing the General Superintendent or his designee to initiate a 45-day notice period to solicit public input to name Park No. 543 as Printers Row Park and to name Park No. 568 as West Ridge Nature Preserve Park.
Proposed Park or feature: Park No. 543
Location: 632 South Dearborn Street
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 4
Proposed Name: Printers Row Park
Proposed Park or feature: Park No. 568
Location: 5801 North Western Avenue
Community Area: Lincoln Square
Ward: 40
Proposed Name: West Ridge Nature Preserve Park
II. Explanation
Park No. 543
The Chicago Park District assigns an official park number to every property. In some instances, parks attain names that are well-known within their communities, even when the sites have never been officially named by the Chicago Park District. Occasionally, these parks have signage with those names or are listed in various maps as such. In order to avoid confusion, it is proposed that the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners initiate the 45-day notice period to solicit public input to name Park No. 543 as Printers Row Park. This proposal has the support of Alderman King, the Park Advisory Council, the South Loop Neighbors organization, The Transportation Building Condominium organization, and local residents.
Proposed Name: Printers Row Park
Park No. 543 is a 0.38-acre property in the South Loop Community Area of Chicago in an area commonly known as Printers Row. Dating back to the 1880's, this area was historically home to numerous printing houses and book publishers, leading to its reference as the printing center of the Midwest. Originally a City-owned park, when ownership was transferred to the Chicago Park D...
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