This was the first time that the Rackham Golf Course
was proposed to be sold. It was, as Charlie Langton
noted at that time, to be sold to a developer who wanted
to put 400 houses on that land. HOWEVER there was
a DEED RESTRICTION placed on the property that the
golf course was strictly to be maintained as a public
golf course and remain in public hands.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...potential-sale