ADVERTISEMENT POLITICS Timetable for Obama Presidential Center’s groundbreaking, opening still uncertain nearly four years after the Jackson Park project was announced

Chicago Tribune ^ | 25 Dec 2019 | LOLLY BOWEAN

[DUMBGRUNT]

Initially, Obama Foundation officials ambitiously predicted they would break ground on the construction in 2018 and said they expected the center to open in 2021. Then they had to push that timeline back. Most recently, the foundation has hesitated to publicly release an updated timeline.

[DUMBGRUNT]

A lagniappe for the holiday.

[immadashell]

The starts and stops have frustrated both supporters and critics of the project because it has left stakeholders uncertain about what is coming next, and it’s unclear exactly when the center will be built.

Just like the Obama economy.

[laweeks]

Have they found a book to put in it?

[Oldexpat]

Most of the expected visitors haven’t read a book or can’t or won’t read anyway. Especially in English.

[Grampa Dave]

If this involves, the Mooch, then this all gets sanitized behind closed doors and gets built.

[Da Coyote]

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[Mr. Jeeves]

They are still debating an alternate Kenyan or Indonesian location. :)

[PhiloBedo]

Maybe they’re stalling to see if he ends up in prison

[Sacajaweau]

I think there’s still a lawsuit or at least a holdup by locals about a sneaky deal he pulled to use town parklands.

[DUMBGRUNT]

“Maybe they’re stalling to see if he ends up in prison”

Such a pleasant thought.

[neverevergiveup]

He should have it built on the lakefront property left by US Steel. It’s just sitting there.

[DUMBGRUNT]

“...about a sneaky deal he pulled to use town parklands”.

And multi-millions in road modifications, from a city that cannot pay for basic road maintenance.

[aynrandfreak]

behind schedule and over-budget!

[PA-RIVER]

Like Trump and the Wollman rink, it wont happen until Trump steps in and gets it done.

[DUMBGRUNT]

lakefront property left by US Steel

IIRC a developer just walked from a ‘deal’ claiming contaminated soil.

Methinks it is more like poison restrictions imposed by the city. US Steel owns the land.

[Lurkinanloomin]

The Kenyan from Indonesia should build his monument to himself in Jakarta.

[norwaypinesavage]

Obama’s incompetence is even becoming obvious to even the press.

[norwaypinesavage]

Obama’s incompetence is even becoming obvious to even the press.

[PA-RIVER]

When they raid Brennans house, maybe we get to see the Indonesian passport.

[DUMBGRUNT]

should build his monument to himself in Jakarta.

A nice highrise!
Where they use beach sand for the concrete, such a deal!

The salt eats the minimal rebar and the building starts to list in a few years.