CHICAGO (AP) — Ground was broken Sunday on a new $70.5 million Illinois Veterans Home — the first such facility to be built in Chicago and the fifth statewide, officials said.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs approved federal reimbursement for up to 65 percent — or $45.8 million — of eligible construction costs for the 200-bed facility, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s office said. Construction is to begin in early October. Quinn attended the Sunday ground breaking ceremony.