"Finding Nemo" free movie in Cotton Tail Park August 9

Finding Nemo, The Walt Disney The Pixar Animation classic will be presented at Cotton Tail Park, 44 W. 15th Street, Monday August 22, 2016 at 8:30 p.m.

After his son (Nemo) is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish named Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) sets out on a journey through the Pacific Ocean to bring him home. Along to help in the journey is Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), a regal blue tang with short-term memory loss.

Finding Nemo is one of the most popular animated movies of all time, earning more that $900 million at the box office.

G | 100 minutes | 2003
*Closed Captioned
Start time is approximate, all movies begin at dusk.

Movies in the Parks is presented by Bank of America.
Underwritten by The Greater South Loop Association

Check out the trailer below.

"Minions" Movie in Daniel Webster Park July 12

Minions, the 2015 prequel to the animated hit Despicable Me (2010), will be screened at Daniel Webster Park, 1401 S. Indiana Ave. Tuesday July 12, 2016. The movie will screen at approximately  8:30 p.m. (dusk). The movie should end by 10:01 p.m.

The film traces the origins of Gru’s minions as they seek the most villainous bad guy around to serve and end up assisting (and obstructing) super-villain Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock). Minions grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide making it the second highest-grossing animated film and the highest grossing non-Disney animated film.

Movies in the Parks is presented by Bank of America. This presentation is underwritten by the Greater South Loop Association.

One Museum Park West Close To Foreclosure

According to today’s Crain’s Chicago Business Today, Bank of America is about to foreclose on One Museum Park West. Not good news for sure, but not surprising to anyone living in the South Loop. The tower was far from being filled and it’s not the only high-rise in the neighborhood struggling.

On the positive side, Chicago Business Today also reported that Illinois’s business environment is better than its neighbors. Not much comfort to those struggling, but I guess it’s always worse somewhere else.