Group opposing Lucas museum OKs stay, skeptical of new site

Group opposing Lucas museum OKs stay, skeptical of new site | iNFOnews.ca
FILE -This file artist rendering released Sept. 17, 2015, by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art shows the proposed museum in Chicago. In a statement Tuesday, May 3, 2016, the group Friends of the Parks, a nonprofit suing to stop plans by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas for a lakefront museum by the Chicago Bears' stadium, says it's not enthusiastic about an alternate site nearby. The statement comes after the city asked a federal judge to stay the litigation for 30 days. (Lucas Museum of Narrative Art via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

CHICAGO – A non-profit suing to stop plans by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas for a lakefront museum by the Chicago Bears’ stadium says it’s not enthusiastic about an alternate site nearby.

A Friends of the Parks statement Tuesday comes after the city asked a federal judge to stay the litigation for 30 days. The city wants to explore putting the $400 million art museum where part of the McCormick Place convention complex now stands.

The group says it’s OK with a stay. It doesn’t outright reject the alternate site but says the museum should be away from the lakefront entirely. It opposes the Soldier Field location, arguing it violates lakefront-development restrictions.

McCormick Place is also by the lake. But construction would involve replacing existing structures, not building where nothing currently stands.

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