The signature tower at the Obama Presidential Center, under construction in Jackson Park, already looms over the community. It will house the museum dedicated to the former president.
Chicago’s history with parks tracks back to the 1830s, when the city adopted the term “urbs in horto,” which is a latin term meaning “City in a Garden.” Many of the greenspaces and parks have been in much longer than the city itself. In 1909 Daniel Burnham formed a plan to beautify the city, which.
“What is notable is the mindset shift,” says Jadine Chou, the school system’s safety and security chief. “We are seeing schools wanting to support our young people more than ever.”