A Giant Marina to Attract Boaters Was Approved at Navy Pier – But it Hasn’t Been Built – WTTW (Chicago)

In 2016, Navy Pier officials asked City Council to approve an update to the pier’s planned development, authorizing, among other things, the construction of a transient marina on its north side, where boats could dock for the day. It was unanimously approved. The Army Corps of Engineers and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources all signed off. But one big agency held out — the city of Chicago’s Department of Transportation, citing "unspecified security concerns."