The Children’s Museum has gone back to their original plans to relocate the the Daley Bi Fieldhouse along Randolph St.

The Monro / Columbus location was opposed by Grant Park Conservancy and Friends of the Parks.

By the way, Richard Ward has been helping area residents stay informed about this topic. If you are interested in keeping up with news about the Children’s Museum relocation plans, you can sign up for his e-mail list at www.neweastside.org.

From ChicagoBusiness.com -  Bob O’Neill, president of the Grant Park Conservancy, “says [traffic] concerns are unfounded, saying Randolph Street is not swamped with cars because it does not feed into Lake Shore Drive and all buses and cars would access the Chicago Children’s Museum on Randolph Street’s mid-level.”

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=25188

On another note, in a recent e-mail from newly elected Alderman Brendan Reilly, he quoted a recent Chicago Tribune article that does a good job in summarizing events up to now.

From the Chicago Tribune - “Alderman Reilly is keeping his pledge to give local residents a meaningful voice on important issues affecting their neighborhoods, and he is telling local residents and the Children’s Museum that “plans would need approval by neighborhood residents for his support.”

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/west/chi-museum16may16,1,922305.story