Federal judge says Obama Presidential Center in Chicago can move forward with 'no delay'

"Today’s ruling, while disappointing, is by no means the final word,” Charles A. Birnbaum, CEO of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, said in a statement to The Hill. “Though the carefully orchestrated local approvals process has been enabled by pliant municipal officials, there are still federal-level reviews underway for this nationally significant work of landscape architecture that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.”