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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
CHICAGO (AP) - Preliminary work on the construction of the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s South Side is scheduled to begin later this month city officials announced Wednesday as a new lawsuit trying to stop the project was filed.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot have committed $200 million for Jackson Park and infrastructure work needed to facilitate construction of the center and for redevelopment in nearby communities.
The master plan calls for closing roads in the park so the Obama Center and the nearby Museum of Science and Industry are connected into one campus. The city’s Departments of Housing and Planning and Development have amassed funds to coordinate future private investment in areas near the center.
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Valerie Jarrett and Civic Nation Usher in Fresh Era of Social Advocacy
“Change often seems impossible until we, the people, make it inevitable, said Jarrett. Valerie Jarrett | Photo credit: VALERIE MACON/AFP + Getty Images
The nation and world came to know Valerie Jarrett during her eight years as a senior advisor in former president Barack Obama’s White House. There, the Chicago lawyer turned Washington, D.C. power broker helped America’s first Black commander in chief make policy and history.
Today, while supporting the new Biden-Harris administration, Jarrett remains committed to helping build a more perfect union. Her latest role is chairing the board of directors for Civic Nation, the nonprofit, nonpartisan home to a series of endeavors with a collective mission of creating a more equitable America.
Michelle Obama says sheâs moving towards retirement to âchase summerâ
Former first lady, 57, says the pivot will allow more time for her and her husband, Barack, to âbe with each otherâ
Michelle Obama: âBarack and I never want to experience winter again.â Photograph: Paul R Giunta/Invision/AP
Michelle Obama: âBarack and I never want to experience winter again.â Photograph: Paul R Giunta/Invision/AP
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Thu 11 Mar 2021 10.47 EST
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Michelle Obama, the former first lady, hinted at plans for a graceful step out of the limelight and towards retirement, in a recent interview with People Magazine. She shared that the pivot would allow more time for her and husband, Barack, to âbe with each otherâ.
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