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Posted on 05/24/2026 5:46:48 AM PDT by Libloather
The Obama Presidential Center’s grand opening next month will bring major road closures, Secret Service security and a massive public watch party to Hyde Park and Woodlawn, foundation officials said Monday.
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While the audience expressed excitement for much of the evening, the center’s impact on free street parking drew the loudest criticisms. Ronnissa Laster, a longtime Woodlawn resident and avowed Obama supporter, said living near the construction site for years had been “terrible” for parking and worried that the opening would make things worse.
Yancy, whose ward encompasses the center, acknowledged the difficulties the center had created, telling the audience that the Chicago Department of Transportation will conduct a parking study to explore permit parking options for the neighborhood. He asked residents to email his office at ward05@cityofchicago.org as problems arise.
The underground campus garage has space for 400 vehicles, 20 EV charging stations and charges a fee for entry. Harris conceded it wasn’t enough to accommodate the expected 700,000 annual visitors but said the center has been encouraging people to take rideshares or public transit.
To facilitate that, Harris said the foundation was working with Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transit Authority to increase service to the area, including by extending the No. 10 bus, which runs from the Gold Coast to the Museum of Science and Industry, to reach the center on a permanent basis.
Strautmanis asked the audience to think of the unprecedented number of tourists to the area as a positive and a potential opportunity.
“We’re going to bring millions of people into this neighborhood and community and shine a spotlight on this beautiful neighborhood,” he said. “And the spotlight should move beyond the four corners of our campus and shine on everything that you can see from the top of the museum.”
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He couldn’t wait until Juneteenth?
That probably is it...I am one month off.
LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE “BUNKERS” THOSE WHO WORKED ON “FINDING HITLER” IN SO AMERICA DID FIND.
Or those bunkers in Albania that Enver Hoxha had built, to guard against invasion.
This is SO ugly!
With jug ears, there’s always racism involved. Wouldn’t be complete without a giant lawsuit over racism. Just like with hildabeast, it wouldn’t be complete without a few dead bodies.
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