-- "With construction progressing at a snail’s pace and costs ballooning from an original estimate of $330 million to at least $850 million, the lack of progress on the promised endowment has fueled fears the Obama Presidential Center could leave taxpayers holding the can." --
It gets better...
-- "New tax filings show the foundation has only deposited $1 million into the fund and has not added to it in years. "It should come as no surprise that the Obama Center is potentially leaving Illinois taxpayers high and dry — it’s an Illinois Democrat tradition," said Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi." --
Nota bene...
-- "The offices of Mayor Brandon Johnson, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment." --
