Obama Presidential Center helped by $123 million in public infrastructure improvements

Obama Presidential Center helped by $123 million in public infrastructure improvements

When the Obama Presidential Center opens next month, and its funders are honored and congratulated, there are two major financial contributors worthy of a bow or two: Chicago and Illinois taxpayers.

Obama Presidential Center helped by $123 million in public infrastructure improvements – Chicago Sun-Times

And there’s still more work to be done. The final public infrastructure costs are likely to approach $200 million. The costs are not part of the presidential center’s privately-funded $850 million price tag - the funding comes from a $174 million pot created for the center’s benefit by the state back in 2018.