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The Obama Presidential Center promises growth for Chicago's South Side, but locals fear rising costs and displacement.
Chicago community leaders and longtime residents say the Obama Presidential Center risks washing away the neighborhood’s ...
A hotel planned by a man linked to former President Barack Obama and located near his presidential center is facing scrutiny ...
The construction of a Barack Obama presidential center in Chicago has sparked a backlash from local residents. Chicago natives told the Daily Mail that the $850 million center, which will serve as a ...
Aquinnah Investment Trust, headed by veteran real estate developer and lawyer Allison Davis, said the hotel would include up ...
The proposed hotel, designed by Stantec Architecture, could have up to 256 rooms and provide between 100 and 120 permanent ...
In addition to concerns that the Obama Presidential Center will lead to gentrification, the project has been called an eyesore, one resident says it “feels like a washing away of the ...
The location of the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center — on the South Side of Chicago, in the city's Jackson Park neighborhood — is as much a part of former President Barack Obama 's ...
The Obama Presidential Center will be privately funded, and the foundation will pay the city $10 to lease the land for 99 years. The federal review of the center was not the only hurdle it faced.
The Obama Presidential Center, which will be built in Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side, will include a new branch of the Chicago Public Library, according to the mayor's office.
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama returned to Chicago Wednesday to share new details about the massive presidential center planned for Jackson Park on the South Side.
Construction of the $500 million Barack Obama Presidential Center in a historic Chicago park was dealt a major setback on Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that a lawsuit filed by park advocates ...