A park advocacy group in Chicago is trying to block construction of an Obama presidential library, claiming that it would be irreparably harmful to the local environment and that those behind the project evaded a federally required review process. Groundbreaking and excavation work on the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park began Monday with trees scheduled to be cut on Sept. 1. CHICAGO REPORTS LOLLAPALOOZA WAS NOT A SUPERSPREADER EVENT DESPITE 400K ATTENDEESAdditionally, they say the construction would ruin Jackson Park, "a National Register of Historical Places park created by [Frederick Law] Olmsted, the greatest American landscape architect," as 30 acres would "be lost for the public enjoyment forever." As a result, it claims, those behind the center avoided looking at alternative options, including an available site to the west of the park. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPA lower court had ruled against center's opponents, who want the Supreme Court to block the project for the duration of their appeal.

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