The planned Obama Presidential Center won almost-unanimous approval Wednesday from Chicago’s City Council, despite significant resistance and protests from opponents -- who accused the council of “rubber-stamping” the complex. The Council voted 47-1 to approve the $500 million center in Jackson Park on the city’s South Side. LAVISH OBAMA CENTER HITS MOUNTING OPPOSITION IN CHICAGO AS PROFS BLAST PLANS, 'SOCIALLY REGRESSIVE' IDEAS“The City Council’s rubber-stamping of the Obama Presidential Center was totally expected,” Charles A. Birnbaum, CEO of The Cultural Landscape Foundation in Washington, D.C., said in a statement Wednesday. LAWSUIT ALLEGED 'CON SHELL GAME' TO BUILD OBAMA CENTER IN CHICAGO PARKThe lawsuit argued that while the purpose of transferring the land was to house the official Obama presidential library, the center will not include his presidential papers, only a digital copy. The Obama Foundation pushed back against some of these concerns earlier this week, telling the Chicago Plan Commission that the center would integrate the local community and foster economic development.

Source: Fox News May 23, 2018 18:03 UTC