residents are in uproar after the Obama Foundation's $500million new 'presidential center' caused a huge spike in property prices that forced many longstanding residents out of their homes.The nonprofit founded by Barack and told residents that the sprawling new build on Chicago's South Side will transform it and the surrounding neighborhoods - and provide local job opportunities.But since the center was announced in 2015, median rents in the immediate vicinity have jumped a staggering 43 per cent, while house prices have risen 130 per cent.
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