>>> PARIS, AS YOU KNOW, BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CAN MEAN BIG HEADACHES FOR NEIGHBORS.

RESIDENTS SAY HASSLES FOR DRIVERS AND CTA PASSENGERS.

>> I HOPE SOMEBODY CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I BARELY CAN WALK.

MY BACK HURTS, MY LEG'S MESSED UP AND I CAN'T BE OUT HERE STANDING LIKE THAT FOR NO HOUR JUST TO WAIT ON THE CTA BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING SO TERRIBLE.

>> IT'S CONGESTION BECAUSE ALL THE TRAFFIC.

THEY'VE NARROWED TWO LANES DOWN TO ONE AND WITH THE TWO LANES NARROWED DOWN TO ONE AND THEY'RE CONSTANTLY CHANGING THE WAY THEIR CONES ARE SET UP THEN PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO REALLY GO.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT THE OBAMA FOUNDATION TOLD US WHEN CONSTRUCTION OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER IS COMPLETE, WE WILL HAVE CREATED A WORLD CLASS DESTINATION.

WE KNOW TRAFFIC CHANGES ARE NEVER EASY AND WE'RE WORKING WITH CDOT TO BE SURE DRIVERS HAVE PLENTY OF ADVANCE NOTICE AND ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR CHANGES AND THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY SAID THE SCHEDULING IMPACT OF PROJECT WORK IS DETERMINED BY THE CONTRACTOR.

CTA WILL ADJUST ITS BUS SERVICES ACCORDINGLY.

RECENT NEARBY PROJECT WORK HAS CREATED SOME INSTANCES OF UNSAFE BOARDING AND LIGHTING CONDITIONS FOR CTA CUSTOMERS RESULTING IN UNPLANNED TEMPORARY BUS STOP CHANGES.

CTA HAS BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO INSURE ADA ACCESSIBILITY.

FOR HER PART, 20th WARD ALDERWOMAN JEANNETTE TAYLOR SAID THE KEY TO EASING ANY CONSTITUENT CONCERNS, BETTER COMMUNICATION.

>> THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, BUT CLASSIC CITY OF CHICAGO.

WE WORK IN SILOS, SO THE LEFT HAND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT HAND'S DOING AND THE CONSTITUENT'S GET LEFT OUT IN BETWEEN.

WE GOT TO DO A BETTER JOB WORKING WITH CDOT AND THE FOUNDATION TO INFORM PEOPLE HOW TO GET AROUND BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TO GET TO WORK.

THAT'S HOW THIS CITY RUNS, BECAUSE PEOPLE WORK.

SO WE GOT TO FIGURE IT OUT.

>> Reporter: AS FOR THE NOOSE RECENTLY FOUND AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE, TAYLOR SAYS IT'S HORRIFYING TO SEE THAT DISPLAY OF HATE IN 2022 CALLING IT AN EXAMPLE THAT CHICAGO ISN'T AS PROGRESSIVE AS SOME ASSUME.

>> I WAS SHOOK UP FOR A COUPLE DAYS LIKE A NOOSE?

WHO YOU HANGING?

WHO YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHO YOU THINKING ABOUT HANGING?

SO IT'S US BEING REAL CAREFUL AND WATCHING ON.

THINK ABOUT THIS.

ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SITE IS A HIGH SCHOOL.

SO DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE BLACK CHILDREN THAT GO TO THIS SCHOOL WHEN YOU THOUGHT TO PUT A NOOSE UP?

JUST SAY YOU ALL HATE BLACK PEOPLE.

SAY YOU HATE POOR PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.

SO WHOEVER DID THAT, THE MESSAGE TO YOU IS YOU'RE GOING TO GET WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT AND GET AWAY WITH IT.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT THE LAKESIDE ALLIANCE CONSTRUCTION FIRM BUILDING THE CENTER SAID OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS ALL STAFF AND ON-SITE WORKERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ANTI-BIAS TRAINING.

ADDITIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION TO IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HORRIFIC ACT.

ANOTHER CONCERN AROUND THE OBAMA CENTER THAT'S STILL TOP OF MIND FOR MANY RESIDENTS WOULD BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREVENTING THE DISPLACEMENT OF CURRENT RESIDENTS.

THE GROUP SOUTH SIDE TOGETHER ORGANIZING FOR POWER WAS BEHIND THE UNSUCCESSFUL PUSH FOR A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT BUT DID NOTCH A WIN WITH AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE FOR WOODLAWN THAT CITY ASIDE VACANT CITY-OWNED LOTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AMONG OTHER EFFORTS.

SHE WANTS TO SEE ANOTHER CITY-OWNED LOT BECAUSE PART OF THAT EFFORT AS WELL.

>> THERE'S THE LOT THAT IS EMPTY.

THE BIGGEST LOT CITY-OWNED CLOSEST TO THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER WOULD ALLOW FOR THE MOST UNITS TO BE BUILT, MIXED INCOME, 30% OF THEM BEING AFFORDABLE.

IT WOULD CREATE THE BIGGEST SAFETY NET THEN FOR RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO STAY IN WOODLAWN TO BE ABLE TO AS WE SEE HOUSING COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE.

>> Reporter: THEN GATHERING SIGNATURES FOR A BALLOT REFERENDUM CALLING ON THE CITY TO SET ASIDE THAT LAND TO HELP EASE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO EASE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRUNCH.

>> THERE'S NO HOME OPTIONS FOR ME TO BUY THAT ARE AFFORDABLE TO ME AND PEOPLE THAT ARE FORTUNATELY ENOUGH TO BE IN SUBSIDIZED UNITS RIGHT NOW, SHOULD THEY WANT TO GO ELSEWHERE, THERE'S ALL THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING IN.

NOT A LOT OF THEM ARE AN OPTION FOR THEM TO MOVE INTO.

>> Reporter: NOW SHE'S ALSO GATHERING SIGNATURES FOR A REFERENDUM IN NEARBY SOUTH SHORE CALLING AGAIN FOR A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT AIMED AT PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT.

PARIS, COMING UP,