Chicago so badly wants the Lucas Museum they are going to tear down McCormick Place East convention hall.

The should have tore it down for the McDome, right Biggie?

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Might as well since they taxed themselves out of ever having any conventions there.

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I ain't paying $50 for those union plastic light saber makers .

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

The east building looks like ass. Tear it down.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Great. More hundreds of millions wasted to bring in a certain kind of tourist for four, five, ten years.

Between this and the dumbassed DePaul arena, I wish Rahm would find another "neighborhood" for his clownish legacy projects.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I don't know that "ass" is necessary for a plain function driven box that it is, but the Lucas Museum is far, far worse.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Other than the ceremonial groundbreaking, have they started real construction on the Stadirahm yet?

McCormick Place is pretty ugly, but it's a convention center. By design, they all are. They're big, gleaming rectangular prisms of vaguely imposing neutrality. I'm no fan of brutalist architecture, but I could deal with it if we were actually getting people to use the joint.

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This is the same guy who would rather pay 100 million plus in police overtime rather than hire the 2000 cops they're short. Can't see this being a major clusterfuck at all.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Where will they hold the Chicago Comi-Con once the Museum is built?

Not that I've noticed. But I really never pay attention on the rare occasion I'm in that area. Makes one wonder.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

But every so often they graduate a shiny new CPD class of say, 75. To solve all the problems with the CPD & address the real public safety issues.

Window dressing.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Graduate 75, 125 retire.

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single males with acne?

An astute prostitute could make a lot of money by specializing in the Star Wars themed services. She probably wouldn't even have to engage in intercourse.

Seriously though, Star Wars is going on 35 years strong with zero sign of waning interest by fans. I think you underestimate the sustainability of the museum.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Of course. Where do you think the board meme of "FastTrack" came from?

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Hell no, they should have torn down SOLDIER'S field for the dome and connected it all into one of the biggest badass convenetionopolis structures in the world. Instead we have the semi closed theatre, the shitty smallest NFL stadium a god damn parking lot that they claim is an outdoor music venue and a field for the 12 birds that still live there.

Could have torn down Soldier Field dumped all the crappy columns in the lake and made an island for the birds to inhabit, plus saved a ton on dumping fees.

They would play down at U of I for a year...or 2.

Amazing doable plan, but everyone always needs a taste in the city of chicago....and they all got a taste, which they took home with them.

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