Chicago has been chosen as the location for United States President, Barack Obama's library.
Chicago chosen as location for US President's library
The library will store his papers and help frame his legacy as president.
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BBC quoting NBC reports that the winning proposal will be "connected to" the University of Chicago, although the site has not been decided on yet.
Obama was a law professor at the university and still has a home on the city's South Side. Also, he met his wife, Michelle when working at a law firm in the city in 1989, making it the ideal choice of location over places like New York and Hawaii for instance.
A formal announcement will be made the week after next which says the president indicated he was leaning towards choosing his hometown in a recent phone call with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, once his closest adviser at the White House.
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The other Chicago bid that completed the shortlist of four was from the University of Illinois.
The 13 presidential libraries, spanning from Herbert Hoover to George W Bush are administered by the US National Archives.
Former President Bill Clinton's presidential library is in Little Rock, Arkansas and George W Bush has one at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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