Larry Bienz has been going to Promontory Point regularly since he moved to the Hyde Park neighborhood nearly a decade ago. Like many residents, Bienz goes to the point to escape the chaos of the city, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Officials announced a big step in the grassroots effort to preserve Promontory Point's iconic limestone steps on Chicago's South Side Tuesday. The Promontory Point Conservancy, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some community leaders say the original limestone steps at Promontory Point are functioning and don't need to be replaced, just repaired. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has already ...

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has begun the early stages of a controversial renovation project at Promontory Point, according to documents obtained by the Promontory Point ...

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Even as advocates celebrated the Chicago City Council’s vote Wednesday to make Promontory Point a historic landmark, they still called for vigilance. “You never know with the Park District. You never ...

New features will bring nature even closer for visitors to Thomas Mitchell Park this spring and summer. Limestone blocks are being installed along Camp Creek, which runs through the Mitchellville park ...