Perspectives
Commentaries, Articles, Letters to the Editor, etc

Article: Obama Presidential Center Clears Last City Hurdle, Others Remain
Natalie Moore, WBEZ
Article: City Controls key land for redevelopment near the Obama Presidential Center
Lolly Bowen, Chicago Tribune


Article: As hurdles mount for Obama Presidential Center, worry and anxiety grow on the South Side
Lolly Bowen, Chicago Tribune
Articles from the race to secure the Obama Library bid.


Commentary: Mayor, keep the Obama Presidential Center alive
Barbara Bowles, President of Landers Bowles Family Foundation
Commentary: Why the law favors the Obama Presidential Center
Lior Strahilevitz, Sidley Austin Professor of Law at the University of Chicago


Commentary: In ever-evolving Jackson Park, there is room for the Obama center
Gary T. Johnson, President, Chicago History Museum
Blair Kamen, Chicago Tribune


Commentary: It's time for a heart-to-heart with African-Americans who are resisting the Obama center
Dahleen Glanton, Chicago Tribune:

LtoE: Jackson Park is the right spot for the Obama center
Connie Spreen, Woodlawn Resident
Sharon Lewis, Southside Resident


LtoE: Don’t let a small group of naysayers kill the Obama Presidential Center
Dan Shomon, Irving Park
LtoE: No more Obama Center Naysaying
Roy Peterson, Southshore


Ralph Vallot, Woodlawn