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Hobart residents file notice of appeal for Amazon data center site’s fill permit
Hobart resident Susan Thompson didn’t mince words when she came before the Hobart Board of Public Works on Wednesday.
“I think we are being thrown to the wolves, over money,” Thompson said.
Thompson and her husband, Vance Thompson, filed on Feb. 13 with city officials a notice of appeal in regard to a fill permit approved Feb. 5 by the Hobart Plan Commission.
The fill permit request approved was for 605 acres eyed by Amazon for a future data center referred to as Hobart Tech Park.
The Thompsons live in the 5500 block of East 73rd Avenue, which is south of the proposed data center site.
Thompson, at the board of works, said she is appealing the fill permit approval because of several reasons, including concerns about property values, safety, the status of her underground well and noise pollution.
She said residents, particularly elderly ones, are worried that they won’t be able to sell their homes at a decent price if the data center is built, and they won’t be able to afford living in a nursing home in the future.
“When you lie down at night and go to bed, think of those things. Would you want to live in that area?” Thompson said.
Thompson was just one of approximately 15 residents who on Feb. 13 filed a notice of appeal with the city, Hobart City Attorney Heather McCarthy said.
She and Hobart Clerk-Treasurer Deborah Longer said the other residents who filed a notice of appeal didn’t make the legal 48-hour deadline on Feb. 13, so their cases will be heard at a special meeting of the Hobart Plan Commission likely set for next Thursday.
The plan commission, following that special meeting, will issue a finding of facts which will be presented at the board of works meeting in March.
Dozens of residents spoke at the packed Hobart High School auditorium on Feb. 5, where the plan commission meeting was held.
The overwhelming majority at that meeting voiced their disapproval of the plan commission, citing similar concerns to those of Susan Thompson.
The plan commission at its Feb. 5 meeting voted 5-3 to approve the fill permit request from Todd Huntington of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, who spoke briefly before the vote to answer commission questions.
Those voting against the proposal were members Stuart Allen, Lloyd Emig and Matthew SeDoris.
Those voting for the proposal were Dan Schultz, Mark Kara, Maria Galka, David Vinzant and city engineer and member Alex Metz.
The approval on Feb. 5 of the fill permit allows the moving of dirt only on the property located south of 61st Avenue, east of Colorado Street and north of 69th Avenue, said Maria Galka, who chairs the plan commission and who sits on the board of works.
The next step in the process will include the presentation of a site plan, which will include environmental impact and the presentation of other pertinent studies, plan commission member and City Councilman Mark Kara said after the Feb. 5 meeting.
Deborah Laverty is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/hobart-residents-notice-of-appeal/
Hobart residents file notice of appeal for Amazon data center site’s fill permit
Hobart resident Susan Thompson didn’t mince words when she came before the Hobart Board of Public Works on Wednesday.
“I think we are being thrown to the wolves, over money,” Thompson said.
Thompson and her husband, Vance Thompson, filed on Feb. 13 with city officials a notice of appeal in regard to a fill permit approved Feb. 5 by the Hobart Plan Commission.
The fill permit request approved was for 605 acres eyed by Amazon for a future data center referred to as Hobart Tech Park.
The Thompsons live in the 5500 block of East 73rd Avenue, which is south of the proposed data center site.
Thompson, at the board of works, said she is appealing the fill permit approval because of several reasons, including concerns about property values, safety, the status of her underground well and noise pollution.
She said residents, particularly elderly ones, are worried that they won’t be able to sell their homes at a decent price if the data center is built, and they won’t be able to afford living in a nursing home in the future.
“When you lie down at night and go to bed, think of those things. Would you want to live in that area?” Thompson said.
Thompson was just one of approximately 15 residents who on Feb. 13 filed a notice of appeal with the city, Hobart City Attorney Heather McCarthy said.
She and Hobart Clerk-Treasurer Deborah Longer said the other residents who filed a notice of appeal didn’t make the legal 48-hour deadline on Feb. 13, so their cases will be heard at a special meeting of the Hobart Plan Commission likely set for next Thursday.
The plan commission, following that special meeting, will issue a finding of facts which will be presented at the board of works meeting in March.
Dozens of residents spoke at the packed Hobart High School auditorium on Feb. 5, where the plan commission meeting was held.
The overwhelming majority at that meeting voiced their disapproval of the plan commission, citing similar concerns to those of Susan Thompson.
The plan commission at its Feb. 5 meeting voted 5-3 to approve the fill permit request from Todd Huntington of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, who spoke briefly before the vote to answer commission questions.
Those voting against the proposal were members Stuart Allen, Lloyd Emig and Matthew SeDoris.
Those voting for the proposal were Dan Schultz, Mark Kara, Maria Galka, David Vinzant and city engineer and member Alex Metz.
The approval on Feb. 5 of the fill permit allows the moving of dirt only on the property located south of 61st Avenue, east of Colorado Street and north of 69th Avenue, said Maria Galka, who chairs the plan commission and who sits on the board of works.
The next step in the process will include the presentation of a site plan, which will include environmental impact and the presentation of other pertinent studies, plan commission member and City Councilman Mark Kara said after the Feb. 5 meeting.
Deborah Laverty is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/hobart-residents-notice-of-appeal/
Pereira impulsa goleada del Nottingham ante el Fenerbahçe en el playoff de la Liga Europa
Por KAREL JANICEK
Vítor Pereira impactó en su primer partido al mando del Nottingham Forest y los guió a una victoria el jueves 3-0 visitando al Fenerbahçe en el partido de ida de su repechaje de la Liga Europa.
El defensor Murillo, el delantero Igor Jesus y el capitán Morgan Gibbs-White anotaron para dejar a Forest al mando de la eliminatoria de cara al partido de vuelta en el City Ground.
En Tesalónica, PAOK cayó 2-1 ante Celta Vigo con goles de Iago Aspas y Williot Swedberg, en una revancha de la derrota 3-1 del equipo griego ante el conjunto español en la fase de liga.
Zakaria El Ouahdi marcó dos veces y Bryan Heynen añadió otro para el Genk, que superó 3-1 como visitante al Dinamo en Zagreb.
En Noruega, el delantero argentino Santiago Castro anotó el gol de la victoria del Bologna desde un ángulo cerrado para asegurar un triunfo 1-0 sobre Brann.
Entre los partidos tardíos, Celtic enfrenta al Stuttgart y Lille juega ante el Estrella Roja de Belgrado.
Al igual que en la Liga de Campeones, los ocho primeros clasificados en la fase de liga avanzaron automáticamente a los octavos de final. Los equipos ubicados del noveno al 24to disputan un repechaje a doble partido.
El partido de vuelta está programado para el próximo jueves.
Prometedor debut de Pereira
Pereira se convirtió el domingo en el cuarto entrenador del Nottingham Forest en una temporada turbulenta. Reemplazó a Sean Dyche, quien fue despedido tras estar al mando solo 114 días.
Este fue su primer partido al frente antes de recibir al campeón defensor Liverpool el domingo. El Forest es 17mo en la Liga Premier y está un puesto por encima de la zona de descenso.
Murillo recibió un pase de Elliot Anderson y sacó un potente disparo desde fuera del área que se desvió ligeramente en el defensor Milan Škriniar antes de colarse a la portería a los 21 minutos.
Jesus amplió la ventaja con un cabezazo poco antes del descanso tras un tiro de esquina para llegar a siete goles en la liga.
El delantero brasileño luego asistió el tercero en la segunda mitad para Gibbs-White.
Pereira está en su segundo trabajo como entrenador esta campaña. En noviembre, el Wolverhampton lo despidió tras un inicio sin victorias en la temporada de la Liga Premier.
Frenan al Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace tuvo que conformarse con un empate 1-1 como visitante ante Zrinjski Mostar en Bosnia en la Conference League, el torneo de tercer nivel. Ismaïla Sarr puso en ventaja 1-0 al equipo inglés, pero Karlo Abramović rescató el empate para el campeón bosnio.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Pereira impulsa goleada del Nottingham ante el Fenerbahçe en el playoff de la Liga Europa
Por KAREL JANICEK
Vítor Pereira impactó en su primer partido al mando del Nottingham Forest y los guió a una victoria el jueves 3-0 visitando al Fenerbahçe en el partido de ida de su repechaje de la Liga Europa.
El defensor Murillo, el delantero Igor Jesus y el capitán Morgan Gibbs-White anotaron para dejar a Forest al mando de la eliminatoria de cara al partido de vuelta en el City Ground.
En Tesalónica, PAOK cayó 2-1 ante Celta Vigo con goles de Iago Aspas y Williot Swedberg, en una revancha de la derrota 3-1 del equipo griego ante el conjunto español en la fase de liga.
Zakaria El Ouahdi marcó dos veces y Bryan Heynen añadió otro para el Genk, que superó 3-1 como visitante al Dinamo en Zagreb.
En Noruega, el delantero argentino Santiago Castro anotó el gol de la victoria del Bologna desde un ángulo cerrado para asegurar un triunfo 1-0 sobre Brann.
Entre los partidos tardíos, Celtic enfrenta al Stuttgart y Lille juega ante el Estrella Roja de Belgrado.
Al igual que en la Liga de Campeones, los ocho primeros clasificados en la fase de liga avanzaron automáticamente a los octavos de final. Los equipos ubicados del noveno al 24to disputan un repechaje a doble partido.
El partido de vuelta está programado para el próximo jueves.
Prometedor debut de Pereira
Pereira se convirtió el domingo en el cuarto entrenador del Nottingham Forest en una temporada turbulenta. Reemplazó a Sean Dyche, quien fue despedido tras estar al mando solo 114 días.
Este fue su primer partido al frente antes de recibir al campeón defensor Liverpool el domingo. El Forest es 17mo en la Liga Premier y está un puesto por encima de la zona de descenso.
Murillo recibió un pase de Elliot Anderson y sacó un potente disparo desde fuera del área que se desvió ligeramente en el defensor Milan Škriniar antes de colarse a la portería a los 21 minutos.
Jesus amplió la ventaja con un cabezazo poco antes del descanso tras un tiro de esquina para llegar a siete goles en la liga.
El delantero brasileño luego asistió el tercero en la segunda mitad para Gibbs-White.
Pereira está en su segundo trabajo como entrenador esta campaña. En noviembre, el Wolverhampton lo despidió tras un inicio sin victorias en la temporada de la Liga Premier.
Frenan al Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace tuvo que conformarse con un empate 1-1 como visitante ante Zrinjski Mostar en Bosnia en la Conference League, el torneo de tercer nivel. Ismaïla Sarr puso en ventaja 1-0 al equipo inglés, pero Karlo Abramović rescató el empate para el campeón bosnio.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Firm hired to oversee $35 million renovation, expansion of Carpentersville Village Hall, police station
The Carpentersville Village Board has hired the firm that will design and oversee construction of its $35 million village hall/police station renovation and expansion project.
“This is, from a pure financial commitment, the biggest project the village has done in its history. So, it’s a really big deal,” Village Manager Brad Stewart said at Tuesday night’s board meeting.
Cordogan Clark Consulting Services Inc., with offices in Aurora and Chicago, will produce a preliminary design concept for board review in May and final design plans in October, Stewart said. Under the proposed timetable, construction would start this fall and be finished by late 2027 or early 2028.
Carpentersville began evaluating its village complex, which includes the village hall and police station at 1200 L.W. Besinger Drive when space started becoming an issue for the police department in 2023. It was built in the late 1970s and also has mechanical, electrical and plumbing issues, officials said.
Initially the idea was to build a new village hall and police station, but cost estimates put the price tag at between $70 million and $85 million.
Renovating the existing campus and adding about 15,000 square feet would be more financially feasible at a cost of about $35 million, estimates showed.
“I feel very comfortable that we (have) gone through literally years of analysis and review in making sure we locked into the approach we landed on,” Stewart said.
Cordogan Clark submitted a bid of $34.7 million when the village solicited contract proposals in October. Theirs was the lowest cost per square foot.
“We are very, very excited to get rolling on this project,” Brian Kronewitter, a company executive vice president, said at the board’s meeting. “It will be a very fast-moving project so buckle up, as they like to say.”
The firm is ready to get moving, project architect Nathan Melotte said.
“We already have our team lined up to hopefully get out here next week,” he said.
Carpentersville will need to finance the construction through a $35 million bond sale to be repaid over 25 years. Initially, the village’s annual debt will be about $2.4 million, officials said, but will be substantially lower once the village pays off three of its four existing bond issuances in 2030, officials said.
Construction will require village hall and the police station to be closed to the public for 13 to 15 months so village offices will be moved to the village’s public works building at 1075 Tamarac Drive. That’s where residents will go to make utility payments, obtain permits and handle other business.
Administrative staff will move into portable, prefabricated unit on-site and board meetings will be held at Fire Station 93, 5000 Sleepy Hollow Road.
The police department will also relocate to a prefabricated unit next to the existing police station, officials said. They’ll be looking to work with other police departments in the area for help with suspect bookings and detentions.
The cost for the two portable units is expected to be about $400,000, documents said.
Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
Firm hired to oversee $35 million renovation, expansion of Carpentersville Village Hall, police station
The Carpentersville Village Board has hired the firm that will design and oversee construction of its $35 million village hall/police station renovation and expansion project.
“This is, from a pure financial commitment, the biggest project the village has done in its history. So, it’s a really big deal,” Village Manager Brad Stewart said at Tuesday night’s board meeting.
Cordogan Clark Consulting Services Inc., with offices in Aurora and Chicago, will produce a preliminary design concept for board review in May and final design plans in October, Stewart said. Under the proposed timetable, construction would start this fall and be finished by late 2027 or early 2028.
Carpentersville began evaluating its village complex, which includes the village hall and police station at 1200 L.W. Besinger Drive when space started becoming an issue for the police department in 2023. It was built in the late 1970s and also has mechanical, electrical and plumbing issues, officials said.
Initially the idea was to build a new village hall and police station, but cost estimates put the price tag at between $70 million and $85 million.
Renovating the existing campus and adding about 15,000 square feet would be more financially feasible at a cost of about $35 million, estimates showed.
“I feel very comfortable that we (have) gone through literally years of analysis and review in making sure we locked into the approach we landed on,” Stewart said.
Cordogan Clark submitted a bid of $34.7 million when the village solicited contract proposals in October. Theirs was the lowest cost per square foot.
“We are very, very excited to get rolling on this project,” Brian Kronewitter, a company executive vice president, said at the board’s meeting. “It will be a very fast-moving project so buckle up, as they like to say.”
The firm is ready to get moving, project architect Nathan Melotte said.
“We already have our team lined up to hopefully get out here next week,” he said.
Carpentersville will need to finance the construction through a $35 million bond sale to be repaid over 25 years. Initially, the village’s annual debt will be about $2.4 million, officials said, but will be substantially lower once the village pays off three of its four existing bond issuances in 2030, officials said.
Construction will require village hall and the police station to be closed to the public for 13 to 15 months so village offices will be moved to the village’s public works building at 1075 Tamarac Drive. That’s where residents will go to make utility payments, obtain permits and handle other business.
Administrative staff will move into portable, prefabricated unit on-site and board meetings will be held at Fire Station 93, 5000 Sleepy Hollow Road.
The police department will also relocate to a prefabricated unit next to the existing police station, officials said. They’ll be looking to work with other police departments in the area for help with suspect bookings and detentions.
The cost for the two portable units is expected to be about $400,000, documents said.
Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
Bob Melvin regresa a los Atléticos como asistente especial
MESA, Arizona (AP) — El exmánager de las Grandes Ligas Bob Melvin regresa con los Atléticos como asistente especial en operaciones.
Los Atléticos informaron el jueves que Melvin asesorará a la directiva. El hombre de 64 años llevó a los A’s a ganar tres títulos del Oeste de la Liga Americana entre 2011 y 2021, y luego se marchó a San Diego y más tarde a San Francisco. Anteriormente, el hombre de 64 años también dirigió a Seattle y Arizona.
Melvin fue elegido Mánager del Año de la Liga Americana en 2012 y 2018 con los Atléticos y los condujo a los playoffs seis veces, con un récord de 853-764. El único mánager en la historia de la franquicia con más victorias fue Connie Mack, con 3.582 con los Philadelphia Athletics entre 1901 y 1950.
En 22 temporadas en total como mánager, Melvin tiene marca de 1.678-1.588, lo que lo ubica en el puesto 20 en victorias. Fue Mánager del Año de la Liga Nacional con los Diamondbacks en 2007.
San Diego contrató a Melvin procedente de los A’s después de la temporada 2021, y dejó a los Padres tras dos campañas para irse a San Francisco. Los Gigantes despidieron a Melvin después de un récord de 81-81 el año pasado, su cuarta temporada consecutiva sin llegar a los playoffs.
El exreceptor de las Grandes Ligas disputó 692 juegos con siete equipos distintos a lo largo de 10 temporadas, de 1985 a 1994. La mayor cantidad con un solo equipo fueron 265 juegos con los Giants, el club de su ciudad natal, entre 1986 y 1988.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/bob-melvin-regresa-a-los-atlticos-como-asistente-especial/
Bob Melvin regresa a los Atléticos como asistente especial
MESA, Arizona (AP) — El exmánager de las Grandes Ligas Bob Melvin regresa con los Atléticos como asistente especial en operaciones.
Los Atléticos informaron el jueves que Melvin asesorará a la directiva. El hombre de 64 años llevó a los A’s a ganar tres títulos del Oeste de la Liga Americana entre 2011 y 2021, y luego se marchó a San Diego y más tarde a San Francisco. Anteriormente, el hombre de 64 años también dirigió a Seattle y Arizona.
Melvin fue elegido Mánager del Año de la Liga Americana en 2012 y 2018 con los Atléticos y los condujo a los playoffs seis veces, con un récord de 853-764. El único mánager en la historia de la franquicia con más victorias fue Connie Mack, con 3.582 con los Philadelphia Athletics entre 1901 y 1950.
En 22 temporadas en total como mánager, Melvin tiene marca de 1.678-1.588, lo que lo ubica en el puesto 20 en victorias. Fue Mánager del Año de la Liga Nacional con los Diamondbacks en 2007.
San Diego contrató a Melvin procedente de los A’s después de la temporada 2021, y dejó a los Padres tras dos campañas para irse a San Francisco. Los Gigantes despidieron a Melvin después de un récord de 81-81 el año pasado, su cuarta temporada consecutiva sin llegar a los playoffs.
El exreceptor de las Grandes Ligas disputó 692 juegos con siete equipos distintos a lo largo de 10 temporadas, de 1985 a 1994. La mayor cantidad con un solo equipo fueron 265 juegos con los Giants, el club de su ciudad natal, entre 1986 y 1988.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/bob-melvin-regresa-a-los-atlticos-como-asistente-especial/
Just When You Thought Obama’s Tower Of Doom Couldn’t Get Any More Ugly…
Just When You Thought Obama’s Tower Of Doom Couldn’t Get Any More Ugly…
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
Barack Obama’s infamous Presidential Center in Chicago, already slammed as a dystopian “prison-like” monstrosity, has just received a bizarre new update that’s ignited widespread mockery online.
The addition of disjointed words from one of Obama’s speeches has been dubbed “headache-inducing,” amplifying the backlash against this $830 million behemoth that’s overrun budgets, displaced locals, and turned a public park into a narcissistic shrine.
As construction drags on toward a June 2026 opening, the former president’s ego-driven tweaks have only fueled the fire, with X users unleashing savage roasts and memes comparing the structure to everything from a Soviet-era bunker to a “concrete porta potty.”
The latest fiasco stems from Obama’s decision to etch excerpts from his 2015 Selma speech onto the building’s facade. But instead of inspiring awe, the disjointed lettering has sparked hilarity and disgust.
They somehow managed to make the Obama presidential library even uglier.
My gosh. ? pic.twitter.com/lmZnyJ4FSs
— johnny maga (@johnnymaga) February 17, 2026
One X user highlighted how the words appear chopped and unreadable, calling it a “headache-inducing” mess that perfectly encapsulates the project’s overall failure.
I’s indistinguishable from L’s and T’s. E’s indistinguishable from F’s. Multiple words get disjointed–not just on one plane but two.
Truly, one of the most headache-inducing reading experiences I’ve ever had. pic.twitter.com/hohr6Whusy
— Jacob Shell (@JacobAShell) February 17, 2026
what don’t you understand about
YOU ARE AMERICA
ED BY HABILAND
UNENCUMBERED
ADY TO SEIZE WE https://t.co/kmHawlABHO
— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) February 16, 2026
Fixed it for Obama. pic.twitter.com/BJU5eA6vIx
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 18, 2026
This is what the text should read… pic.twitter.com/YaZ2iSJQuY
— The OverboostedOne (@OverboostedOne) February 18, 2026
— FoundAgainAfter (@CheatCodeTruth) February 18, 2026
As we previously reported, the Obama Presidential Center has ballooned to nearly $1 billion in costs, resembling a “Tower of Doom” that’s sucking the life out of Chicago’s South Side. Locals have decried it as a “totalitarian command center dropped straight out of 1984,” with property values skyrocketing and forcing out longtime residents.
Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor warned that such developments “displace the very people they say they want to improve it for,” as rents for two-bedroom apartments jumped from $800 to over $1,800 per month. The project’s DEI-focused hiring of diverse contractors has backfired spectacularly, leading to lawsuits over “racial discrimination” and claims of poor performance, proving once again that woke policies lead to broke outcomes.
President Trump didn’t hold back when mocking the stalled eyesore. “He needs help,” Trump quipped, noting how the library-museum hybrid is “not too pretty” and has “run out of money” despite Obama’s insistence on DEI builders.
Trump contrasted this with his own push for classical architecture, like the grand Arch near Arlington Memorial Bridge, symbolizing a return to American greatness.
The center’s foundation is now scrambling with only $116 million in reserves against $230 million in remaining costs, not including staff salaries. Scheduled tours have started, but critics question who’d visit this overpriced ode to Obama’s ego amid Chicago’s economic woes.
Obama’s defenders claim it’ll be an “economic catalyst” for the black community, but the reality is displacement and fiscal chaos. This project exemplifies the hypocrisy of elite liberals: preaching equity while building vast ego towers that burden the working class.
In the end, as Trump restores beauty and dignity to American landmarks, Obama’s legacy crumbles under the weight of its own pretension— a fitting monument to an era of division and decline.
Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. Please consider donating via Locals or check out our unique merch. Follow us on X @ModernityNews.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 02/19/2026 – 15:40
Just When You Thought Obama’s Tower Of Doom Couldn’t Get Any More Ugly…
Just When You Thought Obama’s Tower Of Doom Couldn’t Get Any More Ugly…
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
Barack Obama’s infamous Presidential Center in Chicago, already slammed as a dystopian “prison-like” monstrosity, has just received a bizarre new update that’s ignited widespread mockery online.
The addition of disjointed words from one of Obama’s speeches has been dubbed “headache-inducing,” amplifying the backlash against this $830 million behemoth that’s overrun budgets, displaced locals, and turned a public park into a narcissistic shrine.
As construction drags on toward a June 2026 opening, the former president’s ego-driven tweaks have only fueled the fire, with X users unleashing savage roasts and memes comparing the structure to everything from a Soviet-era bunker to a “concrete porta potty.”
The latest fiasco stems from Obama’s decision to etch excerpts from his 2015 Selma speech onto the building’s facade. But instead of inspiring awe, the disjointed lettering has sparked hilarity and disgust.
They somehow managed to make the Obama presidential library even uglier.
My gosh. ? pic.twitter.com/lmZnyJ4FSs
— johnny maga (@johnnymaga) February 17, 2026
One X user highlighted how the words appear chopped and unreadable, calling it a “headache-inducing” mess that perfectly encapsulates the project’s overall failure.
I’s indistinguishable from L’s and T’s. E’s indistinguishable from F’s. Multiple words get disjointed–not just on one plane but two.
Truly, one of the most headache-inducing reading experiences I’ve ever had. pic.twitter.com/hohr6Whusy
— Jacob Shell (@JacobAShell) February 17, 2026
what don’t you understand about
YOU ARE AMERICA
ED BY HABILAND
UNENCUMBERED
ADY TO SEIZE WE https://t.co/kmHawlABHO
— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) February 16, 2026
Fixed it for Obama. pic.twitter.com/BJU5eA6vIx
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 18, 2026
This is what the text should read… pic.twitter.com/YaZ2iSJQuY
— The OverboostedOne (@OverboostedOne) February 18, 2026
— FoundAgainAfter (@CheatCodeTruth) February 18, 2026
As we previously reported, the Obama Presidential Center has ballooned to nearly $1 billion in costs, resembling a “Tower of Doom” that’s sucking the life out of Chicago’s South Side. Locals have decried it as a “totalitarian command center dropped straight out of 1984,” with property values skyrocketing and forcing out longtime residents.
Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor warned that such developments “displace the very people they say they want to improve it for,” as rents for two-bedroom apartments jumped from $800 to over $1,800 per month. The project’s DEI-focused hiring of diverse contractors has backfired spectacularly, leading to lawsuits over “racial discrimination” and claims of poor performance, proving once again that woke policies lead to broke outcomes.
President Trump didn’t hold back when mocking the stalled eyesore. “He needs help,” Trump quipped, noting how the library-museum hybrid is “not too pretty” and has “run out of money” despite Obama’s insistence on DEI builders.
Trump contrasted this with his own push for classical architecture, like the grand Arch near Arlington Memorial Bridge, symbolizing a return to American greatness.
The center’s foundation is now scrambling with only $116 million in reserves against $230 million in remaining costs, not including staff salaries. Scheduled tours have started, but critics question who’d visit this overpriced ode to Obama’s ego amid Chicago’s economic woes.
Obama’s defenders claim it’ll be an “economic catalyst” for the black community, but the reality is displacement and fiscal chaos. This project exemplifies the hypocrisy of elite liberals: preaching equity while building vast ego towers that burden the working class.
In the end, as Trump restores beauty and dignity to American landmarks, Obama’s legacy crumbles under the weight of its own pretension— a fitting monument to an era of division and decline.
Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. Please consider donating via Locals or check out our unique merch. Follow us on X @ModernityNews.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 02/19/2026 – 15:40
