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callibird
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privately operated entertainment campus with a 235-foot-tall tower, a recording studio, auditorium and sports facility, and other amenities,"

Where aspiring rappers go to turn their lives around before getting killed in the parking lot.


That was my though too! Aspiring young inner city youths there to 'gets mines' and shoot each other...brilliant! Maybe the parking lot should be a graveyard.


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Will it be opened on time? No
Will it be open under budget? No
Will there be commend such as "Not wasting the money already spent." Yes.


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“Michelle and I want this center to be more than just a building,” Obama said. “We want to create an economic engine for the South Side of Chicago, a cultural attraction that showcases the South Side to the rest of the world.”


I'll watch COPS if I want to learn about the South Side of Chicago.
 
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I wonder how much the City of Chicago is chipping in? On a side note: can any Chicago members comment on DePaul's new arena? Is it a boondoggle?


It sounds more like they are miffed they aren't getting paid from parking revenues...the Chicago Way!


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