The Department of Administration Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, terminated the lease for President Obama’s website, although it is unlikely to affect operations there, as this is due to closures and moving to a new location later this year.
Located in Hoffman Manor in northwest Chicago, the library is separated from the 19.3-acre Presidential Center near Jackson Park. South of Chicago It is under construction and is expected to be completed next year.
The Hoffman Estates location is run by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and all presidential libraries, while the Obama Presidential Center is a private enterprise supervised by the Obama Foundation.
Doge ended his lease on the Obama Presidential Library website. (Alex Wong/Getty Images (left) and Andrew Harnik/Getty Images, right.)
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Doge updated its list of nearly 750 federal lease terminations this week, with a total area of ​​approximately 9.6 million square feet, including the Hoffman Estates website. The agency has been mandated by the President Donald Trump To reduce wasteful federal spending, the termination will save taxpayers $468 million in lease savings.
The Doge website does not provide a timeline for closures, although a NARA spokesperson told the Fox News Digital The Hoffman Estates library plans to move to University Park in Maryland in the second half of 2025 (FY). The government’s fiscal year 2025 will last until September 30, 2025.
According to Nara’s estimates, there are approximately 25 million unclassified paper documents at the Hoffman Estate Building, currently being digitized and will be available in digital format at the Obama Presidential Center. Under the Presidential Records Act of 1978, Nara custodial guardians of all presidential records and artifacts when the president leaves office.
The lease for the Presidential Library of Hoffman Estate has been terminated. (Google Maps)
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Currently, Hoffman Estates also has 35,000 physical artifacts, including gifts to Obama. The library is a renovated front furniture showroom that also accommodates the previous ones President Barack Obama Silver Blackberry is a draft of his first inaugural speech written on a paper mat, a signed Pittsburgh Steeler Football, a jewel sword from Saudi Arabia and a dress worn by former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Those cultural relics The Chicago Tribune reported that it will also be sent to Maryland and occasionally sent to the Obama Presidential Center.
The Chicago Tribune said Nara began leasing the building in 2016, paying $1.4 million in rent per year, citing the General Services Administration of the government’s real estate portfolio.
The Obama Presidential Library is separated from the Obama Presidential Center under construction. (Scott Olson/Getty Images, left, Fox News, right.)
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The building is owned by Hoffman Estates Medical Development LLC, which purchased in 2011 and transformed it into a reinforced, climate-controlled facility.
The Obama Presidential Library is expected to open next year and is plagued by delays and cost overruns. This was initially expected to cost $350 million, but the figure will cost $830 million in 2021. It is not clear what the total cost is.
It will consist of a 235-foot tower museum, Chicago Public Libraryconference facilities, gymnasiums and regulations-sized NBA courts. It will also house the nonprofit Obama Foundation, which is overseeing the development of the center.
