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Bank Lane's $1.6 million makeover gives downtown Lake Forest a new outdoor venue
Lake Forest's $1.6 million Bank Lane Pedestrian Corridor Enhancement Project has converted a former service alley into a flexible outdoor venue in the Central Business District, with the inaugural Bites on Bank food festival on July 2 drawing 14 local restaurants to the new space.
Community
Bank Lane's $1.6 million makeover gives downtown Lake Forest a new outdoor venue
Lake Forest's $1.6 million Bank Lane Pedestrian Corridor Enhancement Project has converted a former service alley into a flexible outdoor venue in the Central Business District, with the inaugural Bites on Bank food festival on July 2 drawing 14 local restaurants to the new space.
Community
Bank Lane's $1.6 million makeover gives downtown Lake Forest a new outdoor venue
Lake Forest's $1.6 million Bank Lane Pedestrian Corridor Enhancement Project has converted a former service alley into a flexible outdoor venue in the Central Business District, with the inaugural Bites on Bank food festival on July 2 drawing 14 local restaurants to the new space.
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Lake County Rep Introduces $2.5 Billion Bill to Keep Bears in Illinois as Team Eyes Indiana
State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) introduced legislation on June 16 offering $2.5 billion in private investment and $1.2 billion in state infrastructure to keep the Bears at Arlington Park, as the team advances stadium plans in Hammond, Indiana — 40 miles from its Halas Hall headquarters in Lake Forest.
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Lake County Rep Introduces $2.5 Billion Bill to Keep Bears in Illinois as Team Eyes Indiana
State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) introduced legislation on June 16 offering $2.5 billion in private investment and $1.2 billion in state infrastructure to keep the Bears at Arlington Park, as the team advances stadium plans in Hammond, Indiana — 40 miles from its Halas Hall headquarters in Lake Forest.
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Lake County Rep Introduces $2.5 Billion Bill to Keep Bears in Illinois as Team Eyes Indiana
State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) introduced legislation on June 16 offering $2.5 billion in private investment and $1.2 billion in state infrastructure to keep the Bears at Arlington Park, as the team advances stadium plans in Hammond, Indiana — 40 miles from its Halas Hall headquarters in Lake Forest.
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