Advocate warns 'lack of community care’ around Obama library in Chicago
A Black-owned concrete subcontractor tasked with the construction of the $830 million Obama Presidential Library in Chicago ...
Obama Library: Behind Schedule, Over Budget and Mired in Lawsuits
A federal lawsuit was filed earlier in January, accusing a New York-based construction company of discriminatory actions.
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Michelle Obama’s Chicago: 10 key locations
She is the third first lady to be born in Chicago after ... First Ladies’ Library. South Shore: Childhood home (7436 S. Euclid Ave.) Undated photo of Michelle Robinson (Obama) and brother ...
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Obama library construction worker falls down ventilation shaft: Sources
A construction worker at the Obama Presidential Library was injured Wednesday after they fell down a ventilation duct, sources tell NBC Chicago. According to those sources, the worker fell ...
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Inside the $830M Obama Center Saga: Repeated Delays, Millions Spent Over Budget, and Lawsuits Claiming Racial Discrimination
A 53-year-old construction worker who fell several floors into a ventilation duct at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago ...
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Construction worker injured in fall at Obama Presidential Center: CFD Chicago fire officials told ABC7 a worker at the Barack Obama Presidential Center on the South Side fell down a ventilation ...
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Obama’s Presidential Library Is Change Chicagoans Can’t Believe In
Obama’s response was essentially an ultimatum: If the library couldn’t be built in a Chicago park, he’d take it to Honolulu or New York City. After Obama selected Chicago and the Jackson ...
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The race to land Obama’s presidential library pits Honolulu against Chicago
If Chicago is selected, the next hurdle would be to determine where the facility would be built. An Obama library likely would not open before the end of the decade, but already it is a hot ...