CHICAGO (CBS) --One of the most beautiful spots in Chicago is moving closer to landmark status. The Commission on Chicago Landmarks is expected to vote Thursday on a preliminary landmark ...

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 ...

Limestone rocks on the Lake Michigan shoreline at Promontory Point are seen on June 1, 2022, in Chicago. U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who represents Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District, requested funds for ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

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, ...

At a press conference on January 14, the Promontory Point Conservancy released the results of three new engineering and design studies aimed at providing an alternative to the U.S. Army Corps of ...

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, ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

Chicago's gorgeous lakefront includes 15 public beaches along 26 miles of shoreline. However, between the south side beaches lies a true treasure, know by locals as "The Point." Promontory Point is a ...

Signs opposing a large landfill are posted across the road from the site of the proposed landfill on Promontory Point on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. An abandoned Buick sits at the proposed site of a ...

A landfill facility on the tip of Promontory Point, and only a few hundred yards from the Great Salt Lake, has indicated it will again apply for a Class V permit that will allow it to receive waste ...