Oh, Malort!

Obama Presidential Center: Fact from Fiction


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Earlier in the week, before the hot debate was does the Pope prefer the Cubs or the Sox, Trump took time in the Oval Office to talk about the Obama Presidential Center.  After months of seeing weirdos on the internet spreading theories about what is happening with this project I thought I would tell Hugh about the history and dispel some...inaccuracies. 


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Politico: ‘It’s Been Hard Opposing Barack Obama’
WTTW: Are Appeals Court Judges Kicking the Can on Obama Center Lawsuit?
WTTW: South Side Coalition Tells Obama Center Obstructionists: Enough Is Enough
WTTW: Work Begins in Jackson Park to Pave the Way for Obama Presidential Center
WTTW: After Delays, Construction on Obama Center Begins in Chicago
Chicago Tribune: Park advocates make another legal argument against Obama Presidential Center even as construction continues
Chicago Reader: The Obama Center: opening in 2025
DNA INFO: Obama Library Land Swap Approved by City Council
32 Fox: Chicago labor union spars over Trump’s claims about Obama Presidential Center
Chicago Tribune: Unspoken issue at heart of Obama center opposition: Race
Friends of the Parks statement regarding the Supreme Court rejection of Protect Our Parks’ petition to stop construction of Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park
Newsweek: Obama Library: Behind Schedule, Over Budget and Mired in LawsuitsBlack Enterprise: Obama Presidential Library Contractor Alleges Racial Discrimination In LawsuitTrump Quote
Chicago Reader: A lawsuit to prevent the Obama Presidential Center’s ‘illegal land grab’ in Jackson Park is moving forward
Chicago Reader: The Obama Center: opening in 2025
The Brian Kilmeade Show: Obama Presidential Center rocked by $40M racial bias lawsuit
Benny Johnson: YIKES: Obama Presidential Library In RUINS! Crumbling, Cracking, Hit With Lawsuits and Forever Delay

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