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$500M Obama Presidential Library Will Finally Break Ground In Chicago In 2021

Emily Zanotti
$500M Obama Presidential Library Will Finally Break Ground In Chicago In 2021
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The Obama Foundation is finally breaking ground on the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago after years of waiting, litigation, and complaints from residents who say the library will change the character of a historic park while failing to provide a benefit to the surrounding community.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that “the first pre-construction utility relocation work for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park will start in April, with preliminary roadwork and site preparation to begin as early as August.”

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