North Lawndale's historic Sears sunken garden closer to start of restoration project

North Lawndale's historic Sears sunken garden closer to start of restoration project

The long-awaited rebirth of a 120-year-old North Lawndale garden could begin this summer with the restoration of the park's 100-foot long Mediterranean Revival pergola, according to the project's advocates.Construction drawings are being finalized that will guide the rehabilitation of the historic wooden pergola — a structure that is the key visual feature of the nearly two-acre sunken garden, built in 1907 by Sears & Roebuck Co."It's the classi…