CHICAGO — Grant Park was born with the rather dull name of Lake Park and is informally called Chicago’s “front yard.” But by any name, there’s not a finer urban park around and it has been the site of many joys, triumphs and troubles.
On the dark side, I can see the massive mess and violent melee that took place there during the 1968 Democratic convention.
On the sunny side, I give you 16-inch softball, which is played with bats and Clincher softballs and has been a summer joy for so many players and fans in the park for nearly a century.
