An appeals judge ruled against the parks advocacy group, which argued the agreement to lease a slice of Jackson Park to former President Barack Obama’s foundation violated the public trust.
The future Obama Presidential Center under construction in the 6000 block of South Stony Island Avenue on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Chicago. In what a federal judge hoped would be “the final installment in the long-running challenge” against the Obama Presidential Center’s construction in Jackson Park, the former president’s foundation again declared victory against Protect Our Parks late Tuesday.
“Construction of the Center is now well underway, and yet the plaintiffs demand that we put a stop to it and, we assume, order the defendants to restore the site. But they have failed to show that they are entitled to any relief relating to their overarching claim against the Center, no matter under what theory,” Wood wrote in an April 8 decision.
“Our focus through the legal journey has been to protect the interests of our community and ensure we are able to deliver on the commitment we’ve made to bring our world-class institution to Chicago,” Jarrett said in a late Tuesday statement. “We’re eager to bring the Obama Presidential Center to life and this ruling brings us one step closer to doing just that.”
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