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The presidential center in Jackson Park was announced in 2015 and was originally slated to open in 2021, but lawsuits and federal reviews suspended construction at times. Construction didn’t actually begin until 2021. The center’s opening had recently been set for sometime in spring 2026.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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Looks like the “Mask Of Sorrow” in Russia.
That is one hideous building.
The empty wall invites graffiti. Bring your extension ladders.
The structure’s resemblance to the Black Power fist is uncanny (or not).
Lots of high minded word salad from Obama. What is a $850 million center going to do that a $100 million center wouldn’t? Loved Obama saying old people should get out of the way…a reminder to all the 70 and 80+ year olds addicted to power and clinging to it at the national, state and local level.
Any bets the Obamas are going to shoot for Juneteenth to open this monstrosity? They will make a token appearance, give a short speech about the inherent racism of America and be back in one of their mansions before the lead starts flying at sundown.
This will be known as the new ‘Mistake by the Lake’. Clevelanders must be rejoicing at losing the title.
Haha great analogy!!!