Lavish Obama Center hits mounting opposition in Chicago as profs blast plans, 'socially regressive' ideas

Plans for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago are coming under fire amid concerns about the cost and doubts about the benefits for the local area, with a group of professors from the school where Barack Obama once taught slamming one proposal as "socially regressive."


The former president said in a video statement released Tuesday that he had been "pretty hands-on" with the project and had high hopes for what it could do for the local area.


“Michelle and I want this center to be more than just a building,” Obama said. “We want to create an economic engine for the South Side of Chicago, a cultural attraction that showcases the South Side to the rest of the world.”
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The Obama Foundation, which unveiled updated plans on Wednesday, says that the center is estimated to support nearly 5,000 new jobs during construction and 2,500 permanent jobs once it opens. It also claims that in its first 10 years, the center is expected to have a total economic impact of $3.1 billion.
What are 2500 people going to do? And how will employee the 2500 people?