Lincolnshire may approve athletic center plan

Lincolnshire officials on Monday will review - and could approve - the preliminary plan for an enormous, privately owned, indoor athletic facility. A 450,000-square-foot business to be called The St. James has been proposed for land north of Half Day Road and west of the Tri-State Tollway. The site now is a mostly unused office campus. If approved, the two-story St. James will have an Olympic-sized pool, a water park, sports fields, ice rinks, a health club, a restaurant and many other amenities. The operation first was publicly proposed in 2018. Many Lincolnshire residents have publicly spoken against the proposal, voicing concerns about traffic and aesthetics. Monday's village board meeting is set for 7 p.m. at village hall, 1 Olde Half Day Road.