Promontory Point, hmmm? Big wedding there is... George Lucas - At the Chicago taxpayer's expense

PHOTO: Matthias Blume, his wife Michiko Shimizu, and daughter Mayu Blume, 8, are redirected from a closed tunnel at Promontory Point prior to the wedding reception for George Lucas and Mellody Hobson.   

Mike Lag and his wife Kim had planned on spending the second day of their trip to Chicago on Saturday relaxing with a good book at the Chicago Park District’s Promontory Point, off 55th Street in Hyde Park.

Those plans were derailed, however, as the popular lakefront park was closed to the public for the wedding reception of Star Wars creator George Lucas and Chicago businesswoman Mellody Hobson.

The Carol Stream couple said they were unfazed by the lack of access.

“I’m a huge George Lucas fan,” said Mike Lag, 43. “He can do what he wants.”

The lavish wedding reception caused a stir in the normally serene park better known for its picturesque views of the city’s skyline than the bank of TV cameras and cameras flashing while an A-list of celebrity guests arrived.
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