October 22, 2014
L-R: Ill. Sen. Donne Trotter (Dist.-17th); Ald. Michelle Harris, (8th Ward); Mike Kelly, Superintendent, Chicago Park District,; Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn; Activist and scholar,Dr. Conrad Worrill, professor and director at the Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, Northeastern Illinois University. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, holding the umbrella for Worrill during an Oct. 18, 2014 announcement of $20 million in funding for an indoor track and field center, slated for construction next to Gately Stadium on Chicago South Side.
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Indoor Track Facility Slated for Chicago’s South Side
The cold and rain on Saturday did not deter the many who turned out to hear Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce a $20 million investment for a new state-of-the art, indoor, track and field facility slated for construction on Chicago Park District land next to Gately Stadium on Chicago’s south side.