VIDEO: Obama Presidential Library will call Chicago home

The Barack Obama Foundation Chairman Martin Nesbitt announces that the President and First Lady have decided to bring the presidential center to Chicago, the city they call home.

By Nikki McGee

President Barack Obama  announced that he wants to go back to his roots, when citing the reason they selected the South Side of Chicago to build his presidential library and museum. The Obama Foundation has not yet announced an exact location for the center, but plans to either build in Washington Park or Jackson Park.

Photo at top: The Barack Obama Foundation Chairman Martin Nesbitt announces that the President and First Lady have decided to bring the presidential center to Chicago, the city they call home. (Nikki McGee/Medill)

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