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Lakefront Lagoon Dedicated to Late State Senator

W. Russell Arrington was honored with the naming of the renovated lagoon in Evanston.

The lagoon on the Evanston lakefront was dedicated to the late State Sen. W. Russell Arrington over the weekend.

Local political leaders were among dozens who turned up Saturday at the lagoon, which was named for Arrington - an attorney credited with playing an instrumental role in winning state approval for Northwestern University to build its campus and other initiatives that have helped Evanston, according to Evanston Now.

The newly renovated lagoon concludes a million-dollar project funded by a $500,000 gift from the Arrington Foundation.

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