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Radio Extra: Riverfront Site Likely for Former Obama College Prep?

By  Jon Hansen and Paul Biasco | January 27, 2015 11:48am 

 Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) speaks to residents at the Near North Unity Program meeting Monday night.
Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) speaks to residents at the Near North Unity Program meeting Monday night.
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NEAR NORTH — The proposed school formerly known as Barack Obama College Preparatory High School will likely be built on a private piece of riverfront land near Division and Halsted streets, 27th Ward Ald. Walter Burnett told a neighborhood group Monday night.

"They figure that that's the site that everybody wants to choose, but the thing is, they don't want to just do it" without asking the community, Burnett said. "They want to give everyone some input. They want to give you the opportunity to say what you like and what you don't like."

Burnett said the project likely would mean a higher price tag and would require the city to obtain the land through eminent domain if that location is chosen.

On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Paul Biasco discusses the bumpy development process for the proposed school:

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