A ruling by Judge Blakey in favour of Protect Our Parks could signal that the Obama Presidential Center is in real trouble. Once built, however, the Obama Presidential Center’s physical structures would be transferred to the city for free. Among the steps taken to make the park land available for the project, the Chicago Park District first sold the land to the city for $1. The Chicago City Council approved the project by a 47-to-1 vote last May. Democrat Obama remains hugely popular in overwhelmingly Democratic Chicago and most Chicagoans back the project.

Source: National Post February 14, 2019 06:33 UTC