Judge dismisses lawsuit over Obama Presidential Center location in Chicago’s Jackson Park – Chicago Tribune*

U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey dismissed those claims, writing that the city “did not abdicate control or ownership of the OPC site to the Obama Foundation” and that state law confirms that presidential centers, like the OPC here, confer a public benefit because they “serve valuable public purposes, including ... furthering human knowledge and understanding, educating and inspiring the public, and expanding recreational and cultural resources and opportunities.” Full court opinion is here.