Plan to move Taste of Chicago near Navy Pier draws backlash, suntimes reports
Downtown Aldermen Brendan Reilly and Brian Hopkins persuaded Special Events and Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Nick Sposato to hold the annual special events ordinance in committee to avert what Reilly called a"planning disaster.""The mayor's office realized that they approved the NASCAR event while we have Taste of Chicago occurring the very same weekend and obviously you can't access Grant Park for the Taste surrounded by a racetrack.
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