Maybe we’re asking the wrong question when we debate whether the $100 million Chicago Children’s Museum should be built in Grant Park.
A better question is: Why is anyone spending $100 million on a children’s museum in the first place?
When the civic good hearts go about raising the $100 million in private money for the controversial museum in Grant Park, they should ask themselves: Isn’t there a better way to help the children? The answer is: Yes there is. Especially when Chicago’s children have a crying need for better schools. Think of what $100 million could do by duplicating the demonstrable successes of, say, Marva Collins Preparatory School on the South Side.
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Chicago JD says:
Of course, the money should go to schools, infrastructure improvements, and more police in neighborhoods such as Englewood. Chicago doesn't need the new museum, and it doesn't need it in Grant Park. Why the sudden rush to leave Navy Pier, anyway, where there are so many other children-friendly happenings? It wouldn't be due to plans to turn Navy Pier into a big gambling casino, would it? Someone, please, get Mayor Daley to cut the spending, and to spend more wisely!