Controversy Over Lakefront Hotel
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Colonel James Pritzker wants to build a lakefront hotel in Evanston.
There’s a battle brewing in Evanston over the proposed sale of the city-owned Harley Clarke Mansion and surrounding lakefront park land to Hyatt hotel heir, Colonel James Pritzker. He wants to convert the property into a high-end boutique hotel.
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Controversy Over Lakefront Hotel
Clip: 7/15/2013 | 16m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
There’s a battle brewing in Evanston over the proposed sale of the city-owned Harley Clarke Mansion and surrounding lakefront park land to Hyatt hotel heir, Colonel James Pritzker. He wants to convert the property into a high-end boutique hotel.
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