New public park opens in Chicago's planned Lincoln Yards development

Sunday, July 28, 2019
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first public park in Chicago's planned mixed-use development, Lincoln Yards, is now open.

Fleet Fields is the recreational green space in the north branch corridor, hosting everything from soccer scrimmages and drills to arts and crafts.
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The field is considered one of the first steps in the largest development the city of Chicago has considered in decades, at 52 acres and $6 billion.

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The mixed-use development is expected to bring an additional 30,000 residents to the already-dense Lincoln Park and Bucktown neighborhoods.
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