A man who more than a century ago championed keeping Grant Park "forever open, clear and free" could soon get an urban oasis on the Chicago River named for him.
For the first time, A. Montgomery Ward, known best for starting the world's first mail-order retail catalog, is on his way to having a park named in his honor to commemorate his more controversial work in the city -- as an environmentalist.
"He sacrificed personal relationships because he felt the lakefront land should belong to the people," said Erma Tranter, president of Friends of the Parks. "He died in 1913, and it's like we've honored all sorts of people but not Ward because he was …
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