Controversial Obama Center garage moved: To be underground in Jackson Park

In a significant victory for neighborhood and park advocacy groups, the Obama Foundation announced on Monday that a controversial proposed aboveground garage on the Midway Plaisance will be located under the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park.

The foundation move to bury the garage in the complex comes as opposition to aspects of the development on historic park land is getting more organized - and as crucial city and federal approvals are needed.

Moving the garage underground - the entry ramp will be on Stony Island near 61st - takes a festering issue off the table as others remain. The proposed closing of Cornell Drive as it winds through the park has triggered an enormous community outcry.

The next stop: The foundation has to submit the development to City Hall's Chicago Plan Commission.

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