Close This May 13 aerial photo shows the proposed site for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicagoâs Jackson Park. Photo by Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune featured By Alice Yin Chicago Tribune Dec 19, 2020 Dec 19, 2020 This May 13 aerial photo shows the proposed site for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicagoâs Jackson Park. Photo by Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune CHICAGO â A federal review into the historic effects of former President Barack Obamaâs proposed presidential center in Jackson Park officially concluded Thursday afternoon, further dashing hopes of opposition groups troubled by the impact of future construction on the storied South Side park.