“We want to be able to stay for the Obama Center and we will not be able to unless comprehensive housing policies are not put in place,” resident Kori Robinson said. The Obama Foundation did not sign a community benefits agreement but committed to supporting policies to ensure residents who want to stay in the area have the tools to do so.
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Obama — The Fake Community Organizer — Is Gentrifying South Shore Residents Out Of Their Own Neighborhood — With His Jackson Park Public Land Theft