Lucas Museum approval on hold after snag with the Bears

Movie mogul George Lucas' plan to build a $400 million interactive museum on 17 acres of free land along Lake Michigan has hit a last-minute snag: the Chicago Bears.

Sources said a final City Council vote on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan - which had been expected at Wednesday's council meeting after votes last week by the plan commission and park board - has been postponed for at least a week pending another round of negotiations with the Bears.

Sources said the Bears support the futuristic project, privately financed by the filmmaker of "Star Wars" fame. The project will include a parking structure on the west side of Lake Shore Drive and additional green space on what are now unsightly surface parking lots serving Soldier Field. But since it's the Bears and their fans who are going to be inconvenienced, the team is holding out for a better deal.

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