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Obama Presidential Center Chicago foundation work Park set to begin


Obama Presidential Center Chicago foundation work Park set to begin
    CHICAGO (WLS) Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others gathered in Jackson Park Wednesday morning to announce the beginning of foundation work for the Obama Presidential Center.
The $200 million of work being done will clear the way for construction to begin later in 2021.
Lightfoot said the city is investing in communities that need it through the project.
“Through the creation of jobs, infrastructure enhancements and more, these investments and economic developments will bring about the transformative change our Black and brown communities deserve,” she said.
Through a community engagement process, the Chicago Department of Transportation has developed a plan to improve the safety and comfort for all modes of travel, with an emphasis on people walking and biking to and through Jackson Park, the mayor’s office said. The plan will provide more and better-connected gre ....

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Obama Presidential Center Chicago foundation work set to begin


Obama Presidential Center Chicago foundation work set to begin
By: CNN
By WLS Staff
    CHICAGO (WLS) Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others gathered in Jackson Park Wednesday morning to announce the beginning of foundation work for the Obama Presidential Center.
The $200 million of work being done will clear the way for construction to begin later in 2021.
Lightfoot said the city is investing in communities that need it through the project.
Through the creation of jobs, infrastructure enhancements and more, these investments and economic developments will bring about the transformative change our Black and brown communities deserve, she said. ....

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