[left of center]

Jackson Park residents having fears of gentrification is silly and misguided. Even if wealthier people started moving down there today (which I assure you they are not), it would take decades to work through the backlog of abandoned buildings and empty lots before current residents begin feeling any form of price pressure.

Investment like the library and any possibly commercial development that will come as a result of the library is sorely needed down there. A new strip mall or grocery store opening up isnt a cause for concern, its beneficial for the neighborhood. Last I checked, people there were complaining about living in a food desert, as opposed to acting satisfied that they live in an economic black hole...