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It was a glorious sunshiny morning, and many of the leading south-side community organizations were there: the Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization, Action Now, Centers for New Horizons, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, and the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council.
Facing a horde of reporters and camera crews, they stood on the steps of Michael Reese Hospital, at 2929 S. Ellis, which the city — as busted as it is — is preparing to replace with a 37-acre development that could serve as the Olympic Village.
I can only hope that if the city turns down the residents’ demands they’ll move to plan B: opposition. I say the sooner they get there the better. Until Mayor Daley can show how he would pay for the games — other than with property tax dollars — we shouldn’t be spending millions to try to have them, ’cause we can’t afford them.
