Obama library deadline set for Monday

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Several sites in Chicago bid for Obama library — Chicago is considered a front-runner for the site of the Obama presidential library, and several locations around the city are competing for the honor.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the deadline looms, Chicago is one of three cities in the running to host President Barack Obama's presidential library.

The submission deadline for sites interested in hosting the library is Monday. Three Chicago universities, Columbia University in New York City and University of Hawaii are all in the running.

Chicago leaders have heavily pushed the idea, as the city has already submitted five separate bids. Four of the proposed sites are on the South Side, where Obama started his political career - including University of Chicago, Chicago State University and University of Illinois at Chicago. A private developer wants to build the library on the former lakefront U.S. Steel site in South Chicago.

However, bids have been met with some opposition from activists, some of whom believe the library should be built on the former Michael Reese Hospital site in Bronzeville.