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Mayor Lightfoot and the city council have decided to demolish the Tribune’s Freedom Center printing press and replace it with a casino. Preservationist and rail-fan Horace Nowell explains what will be lost. It’s not exactly paving paradise—just destroying the soul of the city. Here’s the site for more info on Horace’s Tribune model railroad: tribunemodelrailroad@gmail.com
And here’s the site for his upcycled newspaper boxes: Windycityracks@gmail.com
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