Posted on 05/31/2026 12:58:34 PM PDT by Libloather
CHICAGO — Valerie Jarrett has gone from friend, confidante and special senior advisor to Barack Obama during his two terms in office to CEO of the Obama Foundation.
And with less than a month to go, she’s about to witness the birth of the Obama Presidential Center. The 19.3-acre campus in Chicago’s Jackson Park neighborhood is set to open to the public June 19.
“It exceeds my wildest expectations. I think we’ve really done a great job. We worked with the community to help us on the design and the jobs and the feel,” she said. “I think people will feel at home here.”
It took 10 years from start to finish to make the center happen.
But the center did not come without controversy. Critics didn’t like the architectural design. Some say the $830 million dollar project will cause home prices to rise. Others scoff at the traffic issues it will bring.
From taxpayer burdens to land use, it’s seen it’s share of debate.
“I would welcome all those folks to come and visit the campus and see for themselves what it looks like,” Jarrett said. “There were those who didn’t want us to build in a park, cross lanes of traffic. I think for those who were critical, they would say, ‘Wow!’”
Jarrett says part of the theme throughout the museum is stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. She says it will give people the incentive to affect the kind of change they want to see in America.
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Who really gives a shit? FUBO!
The largest and most over - budget sewage lift station..
On the planet..
How appropriate.
There’s something about progressive architecture that strips the soul from all buildings.
“There’s something about progressive architecture that strips the soul from all buildings.”
It’s a deliberate middle finger. The FU that will last long after little Barry is gone.
Every time I see it I am immediately transformed to the planet Hoth where Imperial At-Ats are slaughtered at will. Add the flames and smoke and falling down part and its an exact match.
https://youtu.be/hyg_v54iphY?si=SWc7qxrxxlJYwupn&t=30
Most of those people are felons.
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