After 5 years, Obamas break ground on Presidential Center


              Chicago public schools student Zell Wilson speaks before introducing former first lady Michelle Obama as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker listens during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Former President Barack Obama hugs his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Chicago public schools student Trenton Banks speaks before introducing former President Barack Obama as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, left, and former first lady Michelle Obama listen during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Former President Barack Obama, center, shakes Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's hand as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker applauds during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              A plane tows a sign criticizing the cutting down of trees for the building of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park during the groundbreaking ceremony for the center Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Former President Barack Obama shakes Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's hand during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Michelle Breger sanitizes the podium after the previous speaker, as former first lady Michelle Obama approaches it to speak during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Former President Barack Obama speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Former President Barack Obama speaks as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, left, and former first lady Michelle Obama, right, listen during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Former President Barack Obama speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Former President Barack Obama speaks as former first lady Michelle Obama listens during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Former President Barack Obama, second from left, is joined by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, left, former first lady Michelle Obama, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Former President Barack Obama, left, and former first lady Michelle Obama toss shovels of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
After 5 years, Obamas break ground on Presidential Center