University of Chicago and UIC Compete for Obama Presidential Library
NBC Reports: Thursday, Dec 11, 2014Thursday was the deadline for semi-finalists to submit their proposals to host the Barack Obama presidential library and both the University of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago made the list.
UIC held a rally at a West Side school, enlisting the help of former NBA star and Chicago native Isiah Thomas. “You want to go to the place that needs it the most and the West Side, from the community standpoint, needs it the most,” Thomas said.