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After a Halloween vote by the City Council, it looks like the Obama Presidential Center is finally a done deal
Among the voters: Freddy Krueger, a bunny, a shark, and Prince.
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Chicago’s population decline continues for the third year in a row, and other news
Also, the Obama library spurs residential real estate development in South Shore.
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Former Obama adviser David Plouffe fined for illegally lobbying Rahm on behalf of Uber, and other Chicago news
Also, an 18,000-square-foot Rolling Stones exhibit will open at Navy Pier in April.
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What’s wrong with presidential libraries?
Anthony Clark’s The Last Campaign explores the troubling history of these wonky historical institutions.
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Special prosecutor chosen for Laquan McDonald murder trial, and other Chicago news
Also, Foursquare data shows Donald Trump’s losing business in Chicago.
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Obama reportedly chooses Jackson Park as the site for his presidential library, and other Chicago news
Also, Dick Durbin reportedly won’t make a decision on running against Bruce Rauner until the November election is over.
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Police union head: There’s ‘an Orlando every month in Chicago, and no one seems to raise an eyebrow,’ and other news
Also, the nearly broke Chicago Public Schools has made a $657 million teachers’ pension payment.
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Social service groups with state contracts sue Bruce Rauner, and other Chicago news
Also, the mayor makes the next move in Rahm vs. Friends of the Parks.
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Chicago State University lays off about a third of its staff, and other news
Also, Barack and Michelle reviewed design finalists for the Obama presidential library.
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Cassandra Francis explains her departure from Friends of the Parks
Friends of the Parks’ former executive director Cassandra Francis says she left that job in the midst of battles over the Lucas Museum and the Obama presidential library to join her husband in Qatar.
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Can North Lawndale win the Obama Presidential Library when the other team won’t play by the rules?
Team UIC goes up against Mayor Rahm’s team U. of C. in a series of public hearings.
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Hey, Mayor Rahm—North Lawndale is good enough for a presidential library
Apparently the city thinks North Lawndale is OK for an illegal garbage dump, but not a presidential library.
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What’s number one on Friends of the Parks’ watch list? We’ll give you one guess
Lucas Museum and Obama Library sites top first Friends of the Parks endangered open space list.