Obama Presidential Center gets green light from full Chicago City Council
by Lolly Bowean, Chicago Tribune
May 23, 2018
3 minutes
CHICAGO - Culminating a three-year campaign by the Obama Foundation, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved measures to allow construction of the Obama Presidential Center.
The approval, which came on a 47-1 vote, means the foundation can move forward into federal reviews of the project with city support as a badge of endorsement.
No public comment was allowed during the council meeting, and aldermen discussed the matter for just over an hour - a contrast to the extended and heated debate last week during a Plan Commission hearing. Hundreds of residents, activists and
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