The life and legacy of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, who is largely referred to as Chicago’s founder, is being honored at a new park just east of where the Haitian-born trader settled near the river.

But the building designed to resemble a Greek temple is instead a Chicago Park District ruin. It sits fenced off and rotting ...

As shown in the renderings, the 3.4 acre park will feature a boardwalk, ample green splace and pavilion to teach visitors about its namesake, Chicago founder Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable. The park is ...