CHICAGO | Obama Presidential Library

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UIC makes bid for Obama presidential library and museum

By Jennifer Delgado

Tribune reporter

5:35 p.m. CST, November 24, 2013
The University of Illinois at Chicago announced Sunday that it wants to house President Barack Obama’s future library and museum, joining a growing list of contenders.
UIC is exploring at least five sites on its West Side campus, said university spokesman Bill Burton. The university started discussing the idea of an Obama presidential library in May and is waiting for the White House to make an announcement before possibly moving forward with any proposals, he said.........

Several other sites are also in the mix, including the University of Hawaii, Chicago State University and the University of Chicago, where Obama taught. The former U.S. Steel South Works site on the Southeast Side and an undeveloped 48-acre parcel on the Near South Side have also been discussed...........

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