Whose theater? // Control of Auditorium now up to judge

Closing arguments were presented Wednesday afternoon in CookCounty Circuit Court in a bitterly fought case that will determinethe future relationship between Roosevelt University and theAuditorium Theatre Council, the body that has operated, restored andraised funds for the Auditorium Theatre since 1960.

The arguments before Judge Aaron Jaffe came at the end of anoften-acrimonious 10-week trial. At issue is who controls theAuditorium Theatre, a Chicago cultural landmark that is owned byRoosevelt, and who has principal access to its assets. The assetsinclude funds raised for the restoration and operation of the theaterthrough the Auditorium Theatre Council, as well as …