
Obama Presidential Center Underway Despite Controversy
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The Obamas break ground on the Presidential Center in Jackson Park.
It’s been five years since President Barack Obama announced that Chicago — and Jackson Park specifically — would host his presidential library. Today — that got a lot closer to reality — when he visited Chicago to break ground on the center. Our Amanda Vinicky was there.
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Obama Presidential Center Underway Despite Controversy
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It’s been five years since President Barack Obama announced that Chicago — and Jackson Park specifically — would host his presidential library. Today — that got a lot closer to reality — when he visited Chicago to break ground on the center. Our Amanda Vinicky was there.
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