And it’s being stopped by residents who’re disgusted with the crap being pulled.
$10 for a 99-year lease on public property?
The Chicago Park District had begun felling trees on land destined to become part of the Obama Library complex, but those preparations ground to a halt Monday after the Chicago Department of Transportation refused to grant a permit that would have allowed the Park District to move utility lines running through the site. CDOT delayed a decision on the matter until after the Federal lawsuit and Federal assessments have been resolved.
Hearings on the lawsuit, which claims the Obama Library received unprecedented, and potentially illegal, assistance from the state of Illinois, and the city of Chicago, start Thursday. Plaintiffs claim that the Library is being granted part of historic Jackson Park -- a huge public green space designed by Frederick Olmsted (the same man who designed New York City's Cental Park, and dedicated for the people of Chicago's recreational use. They also say that plans to move two major arteries, that currently run across Jackson Park, will harm economic growth and isolate residents of Chicago's south side.
Don’t you think it’s time he slinks back into his DC lair to plot more disruption of the Trump administration?
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