Dossier
South Side residents
Coverage of South Side residents in the Nexus archive.
- Obama center opens after years-long saga as locals warn ‘monstrosity’ could price them out
The Obama Presidential Center opened in Chicago after years of delays and cost overruns, rising from $350 million to $850 million. Local residents criticized the project as a 'monstrosity' that risks displacing them through rising rents and property taxes, despite the center's goals of community development and economic benefits.