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Judge Rules Legal Challenge Can Proceed to Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

Lawsuit Could Upend $500 Million Project Aimed at Boosting Economy on City’s South Side
Plans to build the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago's South Side were sidelined this week with a judge's order to allow a legal challenge to the development. Illustration: Obama Foundation
Plans to build the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago's South Side were sidelined this week with a judge's order to allow a legal challenge to the development. Illustration: Obama Foundation
By Jennifer Waters
CoStar News
February 20, 2019 | 9:18 P.M.

In a blow to plans to build the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, a federal district judge is agreeing with park activists to allow a lawsuit challenging the location and legality of the $500 million project in Jackson Park on the city’s South Side.

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