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Chicago Dedicates Millennium Park, Gehry Bridge This weekend, the city of Chicago is dedicating a high-tech public space full of contemporary sculpture, video screens, and a bridge designed by Frank Gehry. Millennium Park was supposed to open four years ago, but changes in its architectural planning, and a construction budget that tripled, led to delays. Chicago Public Radio's Edward Lifson reports.

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This weekend, the city of Chicago is dedicating a high-tech public space full of contemporary sculpture, video screens, and a bridge designed by Frank Gehry. Millennium Park was supposed to open four years ago, but changes in its architectural planning, and a construction budget that tripled, led to delays. Chicago Public Radio's Edward Lifson reports.