The Chicago City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve final agreements between the City of Chicago and the Obama Foundation, allowing the Obama Presidential Center and Museum to be built in the city.

The agreements will allow the Obama Foundation to use about 19 acres of Jackson Park, a historic public park, to build the center, the Obama Foundation said.

The museum still faces obstacles, including a lawsuit from an environmental group seeking to block the project.

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"Michelle and I could not be prouder or more excited to bring the Center to the South Side, a community that has given us both so much," former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Senate GOP set to vote on Trump's Supreme Court pick before election In a season of bad ideas, one stands out MORE said in a video message Wednesday.

"And we look forward to continuing our work with our neighborhoods and friends across the City to build this Center. To make it a centerpiece where young people can come and learn about their history, learn about how they can get involved, learn how their voice has power, find out ways in which they can have a positive impact on their communities," he added.

Earlier this year, the environmental group Protect Our Parks filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in an effort to block the museum from being built, arguing that the city doesn't have the ability to give away the public land for private use.

The Obama Foundation has argued that the center wouldn't break laws regarding the use of Jackson Park and that agreements with the City Council would guarantee that the museum serves a public purpose, according to the Chicago Tribune.