It’s been almost four years since Obama selected Jackson Park. Here’s where the $500 million project stands.

As a new year begins in Chicago, the upcoming Obama Presidential Center appears to be no closer to breaking ground on the city’s South Side. The Obama Foundation first announced its Jackson Park site nearly four years ago, but there is no firm timeline for when the controversial center will start construction—let alone open.

The Obama Presidential Center gained city approval in spring 2018. At the time, organizers said they hoped to break ground later that year and open sometime in 2021. Since then, the Obama Foundation has yet to release an updated timetable to the public. (read more)

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Chicago became the birthplace of the skyscraper in 1885, and more than a century later developers keep adding to its distinctive skyline.

Today, Crescent Heights’ NEMA Chicago, JDL Development’s One Chicago and Related Midwest’s 400 North Lakeshore Drive are among a new crop of skyscrapers in the works that will make their mark. (read more)