Years-long federal review of the Obama Center in Jackson Park in final stages – Chicago Sun-Times

The reason for these reviews is because former President Barack Obama decided to build his presidential center in a park listed on the National Register of Historic Places. City Hall will not insist on replacement land outside of Jackson Park to make up for the 19.3 acres the complex will occupy.

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