Topic: Obama Presidential Center

Obama Presidential Center receives its largest-ever gift: $100 million
Obama Presidential Center receives its largest-ever gift: $100 million November 23, 2021 Thomas Lifson The Chicago monument (not a presidential library) to the sheer wonderfulness of Barack Obama — that is taking up acres of prime lakefront parkland designed by Frederick Law Olmstead — just got a huge gift.
As Obama’s monument to himself in Chicago is imperiled by lawsuits, Chicago Tribune implies poor blacks will be victimized
As Obama’s monument to himself in Chicago is imperiled by lawsuits, Chicago Tribune implies poor blacks will be victimized October 25, 2018 Thomas Lifson Barf alert!
Obama Foundation is raising big bucks but hiding the identities of its mega-donors
Obama Foundation is raising big bucks but hiding the identities of its mega-donors October 5, 2018 Thomas Lifson Three big surprises from required disclosures to the IRS.
Chicago City Council to vet deal today leasing 19.3 acres of lakefront park land for Obama Presidential Center for 10 cents a year for 99 years
Chicago City Council to vet deal today leasing 19.3 acres of lakefront park land for Obama Presidential Center for 10 cents a year for 99 years September 20, 2018 Thomas Lifson Just three days after the illegal cutting down of park trees was halted, Chicago pols preparing to offer the bargain of the century for Obama's personal monument.
Obama's monument to himself covertly grabbing $244 million of Illinois taxpayers' money for 'privately funded' project
Obama's monument to himself covertly grabbing $244 million of Illinois taxpayers' money for 'privately funded' project September 14, 2018 Thomas Lifson Illinois state budget created in secret negotiations and voted on by state senators with only five hours to read the 1,245 pages, omits the words "Obama Presiential Center" but hands over almost a quarter-billion dollars to support the project.
Obama Foundation’s monumental rip-off
Obama Foundation’s monumental rip-off August 11, 2018 Thomas Lifson Bait and switch
Groundbreaking delayed for Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
Groundbreaking delayed for Obama Presidential Center in Chicago July 29, 2018 Thomas Lifson The rush to build a monument to Barack Obama in Chicago has run smack into regulatory red tape. Savor the irony
Raucous demonstrations as Chicago Plan Commission approves Obama Presidential Center
Raucous demonstrations as Chicago Plan Commission approves Obama Presidential Center May 18, 2018 Thomas Lifson A fitting legacy for Obama: a land grab based on a bait-and-switch fraud, the use of high-level influence to put the fix in, and ignoring the protests of those hurt by the plans to gratify the ego of Barack Hussein Obama.
Federal lawsuit accuses Obama Presidential Center of 'bait and switch' in land grab of park space
Federal lawsuit accuses Obama Presidential Center of 'bait and switch' in land grab of park space May 15, 2018 Thomas Lifson "A short con shell game, a corrupt scheme to deceive and seemingly legitimize an illegal land grab."
Chicago officials caught short-circuiting required review of Obama Presidential Center
Chicago officials caught short-circuiting required review of Obama Presidential Center April 7, 2018 Thomas Lifson Rules are for the little people.
High-handed Obama Presidential Center is losing community support
High-handed Obama Presidential Center is losing community support March 10, 2018 Thomas Lifson Obama's speech backfires: "Obama's dismissiveness toward the many Chicagoans who dare to express opposing views or the need for appropriate vetting and review" is rankling the community organizers.
Black activists shout 'Shame on you!' at Chicago aldermen supporting Obama Presidential Center
Black activists shout 'Shame on you!' at Chicago aldermen supporting Obama Presidential Center January 19, 2018 Thomas Lifson How about this for karma?  "We cannot take the president's word on the fact that they're not going to push African-Americans out with the Obama Presidential Center[.]"
Plans revised for 'Obama Presidential Center': Taller, uglier, and a little bit less white
Plans revised for 'Obama Presidential Center': Taller, uglier, and a little bit less white January 11, 2018 Thomas Lifson A faint odor of desperation accompanies the latest revised plans for the monument to the greatness of Barack Hussein Obama planned for Chicago.
Obama non-library 'presidential center' in Chicago devolving into a fiasco
Obama non-library 'presidential center' in Chicago devolving into a fiasco January 10, 2018 Thomas Lifson The first community organizer to become president has managed to anger community groups so much with his planned personal monument, aka a "presidential center," that part of the plan was just scrapped.