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Amazon, the death of the Rosemont Theatre and a cautionary tale for Chicago by Chris Jones

A quarter-century ago, the lavish new Rosemont Theatre caused severe indigestion among the nervous honchos of Chicago. The occasion was the 1993 groundbreaking for a 4,200-seat theater " as big as, or bigger than, the Loop venues and surrounded by 10 beautiful acres of parking lots. The late Mayor...

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune at 06:05PM on May 24, 2018

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