Mayor undaunted by mission

Whether the city is trying to fill a hole in the middle of theLoop, as with Block 37, or trying to expand a public high school toanchor the Loop's south end, the challenge is the same: How deepshould the city dig to get what it wants?

In the case of Block 37, deals with developers fell apart when thecity refused to give away the bank. David McCarrell, president ofPacific Garden Mission, has proved that he also can make sky-highdemands. Although the mission has agreed to move from the South Loop,McCarrell has …