Bonnie McGrath asks, “How come Rahm has to talk the future of the Lucas Museum with George and Mellody and not us?

With all the controversy surrounding the Lucas Museum, you would think the messaging would be a tad bit better. Now that the Friends of the Parks' lawsuit is proceeding, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is going to “talk things over with his pals George and Mellody” instead of asking the citizens of Chicago, more specifically, residents of the South Loop, what we think.

Whether you’re for or against the museum, it’s worth checking out McGrath’s complete editorial. Click here to read it.

Public Meeting on the Lucas Museum tonight, September 30 at 6 p.m.

The Chicago Park District is hosting a public meeting on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. The meeting will be held in the West Building, Room W181C of McCormick Place, 2301 S. Indiana Ave. at 6 p.m.

The agenda posted to the CPD Web site follows:

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

1. Presentation
2. Public Comment
3. Adjourned

Proposed site for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

GSLA’s Annual State of the South Loop Meeting November 15, 2014

The Greater South Loop Association’s (GSLA) annual State of the South Loop meeting is set for Saturday at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St., 9 to 10:30 a.m.

One of the hot topics for this year’s meeting is the proposed Lucas Narrative Arts Museum. The museum site will encompass two parking lots just south of Soldier Field. Bob O’Neil from the Grant Park Conservancy and Cassandra Francis of Friends of the Parks will be discussing the museum proposal.