Fate of Obama Presidential Center could be determined by outcome of Tuesday hearing

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2. Done: Judge dismissed the case

The complainers will appeal, but the project can move forward. South side Chicagoans are jubilant.

In a major defeat for opponents, a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the city of Chicago was within its authority when it approved the Obama Foundation’s plan to build the Obama Presidential Center on publicly owned property in Jackson Park.

The center “surely provides a multitude of benefits to the public. It will offer a range of cultural, artistic, and recreational opportunities … as well as provide increased access to other areas of Jackson Park and the Museum of Science and Industry,” U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey said in a written ruling hours after hearing arguments on both sides in a Chicago courtroom Tuesday.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-obama-library-decision-20190611-story.html

PS: This is not a “sprawling campus” — It will occupy 19.3 acres of the 500-acre park, less than 5% of the total.