Report prioritizes Chicago lakefront development

Published June 24, 2014 1:54pm ET



CHICAGO (AP) — A new report envisions wildlife areas, commerce and recreation along a large swath of open land along Lake Michigan southeast of downtown and near Lake Calumet.

The 140,000-acre Millennium Reserve project is a joint effort by state, federal and local officials to restore onetime industrial land for recreational space.

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