What Makes Your Place Great? Your Secret Corner of Chicagoland Contest
This summer, the Metropolitan Planning Council and Chicago Architecture Foundation(CAF) asked residents of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana to nominate their favorite undiscovered public places in the "What Makes Your Place Great? Your Secret Corner of Chicagoland" contest. Now it's time to vote for the winner! Click on "Vote for your favorite entry" at the right of the screen to check out the fantastic nominees. Vote for your favorite between Aug. 9 and Sept. 10, 2010.
Check out this great clip from WGN about the contest!
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