Former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama use shovels to ceremonially break ground Tuesday to officially kick off construction of the Obama Presidental Center in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side. They are joined by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, left, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, right.
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After five years of legal battles, gentrification concerns and a federal review, Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground Tuesday during a celebratory groundbreaking on their legacy project in a lakefront Chicago park.
