More than 100 supporters of the Hideout piled into the auditorium of Park Community Church last night for a public meeting held by the city’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) that was rumored to be about the 70-acre Lincoln Yards development, which would engulf and threaten the existence of the beloved music venue.
Although it was the Hideout that brought many people to the meeting, most of the discussion was about the proposal for the designation of the Cortland/Chicago River TIF that Mayor Emanuel introduced last year, which would likely divert tax money to help pay for the $5 billion Lincoln Yards development. Hopkins said that despite rumors about the meeting being about Lincoln Yards, no one from Sterling Bay was there to speak on next steps for the development. The next meeting specifically about Lincoln Yards will be held Nov. 29 at 6 PM at the Park Community Church, 1001 N. Crosby St.
