Northerly Island Update

DNAinfo Chicago reports that construction to turn the southern 40 acres of Northerly Island into a multi-ecosystem wildlife refuge and educational nature immersion experience is well underway. "It's just an amazing project," said Grant Park Conservancy and Advisory Council President Bob O'Neill, "You don't even feel like you're in Chicago." The project will cost just over $7 million and is expected to be compete by 2017.