Tinley Park-Park District President Marie Ryan, from left, and State Sen. Michael Hastings laugh as they accept a dollar from Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau President/CEO Jim Garrett. The park district wants to buy land from the state for $1 to build a sports complex.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
Carmella Rubino, 6, holds a sign during a June 27 press conference supporting a proposal for a sports complex in Tinley Park.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
The Tinley Park Mental Health Center site at Harlem Avenue and 183rd Street has been abandoned for a decade.
Tony V. Martin, file The Times
The State of Illinois owns the nearly 300-acre site, 90 of which are being considered for a sports complex.
Tony V. Martin, file, The Times
A bill for the Tinley Park-Park District to buy 90 acres is on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk.
Tony V. Martin, file, The Times
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Tinley Park-Park District President Marie Ryan, from left, and State Sen. Michael Hastings laugh as they accept a dollar from Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau President/CEO Jim Garrett. The park district wants to buy land from the state for $1 to build a sports complex.