Duly Noted: DePaul arena gains more critics, and what is the Notre Dame smell?
June 24, 2013 at 15:42 PM EDT
Though the total cost of a new McCormick Place basketball arena for DePaul University has steadily dropped since Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan was first publicly unveiled -- to the point that the city's contribution is now estimated to be about $33 million -- there are also still plenty of experts who decry the project as a poor use of resources, especially in light of Chicago Public Schools' financial hole...