A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent the construction of the Obama Presidential Center in a park on Chicago’s South Side.
In a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Blakey rejected the contention by the group Protect Our Parks that the city’s park district improperly gave control of the land in Jackson Park to former President Barack Obama’s foundation in violation of the public trust.
Kristen Cabanban, spokeswoman for the city’s law department, said in a written statement that the city was "pleased with the court’s decision." "This is not the end of the road," Caplan said. "Our many available paths of legal recourse are actually beginning not ending, and with a few unexpected surprises to come for the defendants."took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking in September, and with the same judge having already refused their request to temporary halt work at the site, the chances of halting construction could be slipping away.
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