Supporters of Chicago’s DuSable Park Celebrate Groundbreaking 40 Years in the Making: ‘Finally. Finally.’

Supporters of Chicago’s DuSable Park Celebrate Groundbreaking 40 Years in the Making: ‘Finally. Finally.’ Patty Wetli Thu, 10/29/2026 - 12:32 Nearly 40 years ago, Mayor Harold Washington dedicated the spit of land where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan as DuSable Park, in honor of Chicago’s first permanent non-Indigenous settler, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable. On Tuesday, politicians and civic leaders officially broke ground on the long-awaited green space. Peggy Montes, 90, wa

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