Obama Foundation receives $3 million grant
The grant will support My Brother's Keeper Alliance, which works to improve outcomes for boys and men of color across the country.
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The grant will support My Brother's Keeper Alliance, which works to improve outcomes for boys and men of color across the country.
Construction was halted while additional anti-bias training was completed by all workers.
Our cameras spotted a few police officers and community activists at the construction site Monday morning, but the construction equipment sat untouched.
Our cameras spotted a few police officers and community activists at the construction site Monday morning, but the construction equipment sat untouched.
"This shameless act of cowardice and hate is designed to get attention and divide us," the Obama Foundation said in a statement.
We are told that the construction workers were brought together for a meeting, and then quickly told to put their tools down until further notice. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Drivers heading to the southwest suburbs can expect delays as well. A ramp connecting the southbound Dan Ryan to the southbound Stevenson will be down to a single lane for another week after it was left heavily damaged by a fire last Wednesday.
While not much can be seen from the street almost a year into construction, much of the concrete work is happening underground.
Former President and former Kenwood neighborhood resident Barack Obama and a surprise visit to Chicago on Friday.
He chatted with construction crews who have been busy at work laying the center’s massive concrete foundation.
Protesters say they are being priced out of their homes as developers snatch up property near Jackson Park.
Protect Our Parks filed a second lawsuit last year attempting to stop the presidential center from being built in historic Jackson Park, arguing the years-long federal review of the project's environmental impact on the site was flawed.
