Barack Obama
Barack Obama Surprises Chicago Students With Appearance At Youth Event
The former president joined a panel at an all-day youth summit Monday, discussing the challenges young people and young organizers face in the city.
President Obama Visits Hyde Park Academy, University Of Chicago During Return To The City
The 44th president also visited Wednesday's Chicago Bulls game with high schoolers in his My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and Girls Opportunity Alliance groups.
Timuel Black, Civil Rights Champion And Historian, Dies At 102: ‘Tim Gave His All To All Of Us’
The Civil Rights icon, who moved to Chicago in 1919 as one of the earliest participants in the Great Migration, died Wednesday at his Drexel Boulevard home.
Obama Presidential Center Breaks Ground With Former President And First Lady In Chicago
Plans for the project in Jackson Park have sparked complex debates about housing, displacement, land use, historical preservation and more among nearby residents.
Obama Presidential Center Construction Officially Begins In Jackson Park
After years of delays, the Obama Foundation and the city have finally started to build the presidential center in Jackson Park and overhaul the area's road layout.
After Obama Portraits Tour, South Side Groups Launch Grants, Book Pop-Up For New Artists And Young Readers
After seeing the “beauty of Blackness and excellence” through the Obamas exhibit, Hyde Park and Englewood organizations want to keep motivating young South Siders.
To Make Obama Presidential Center Succeed, Local Business Leaders Must Support It, Former President Says Ahead Of Construction
The former president compared his center's plans to "great civic projects in Chicago" like Millennium Park in an appearance with economic leaders.
Obama Presidential Portraits Coming To Art Institute June 18
The official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama are leaving Washington, D.C., for the first time and coming to Chicago for the first stop in a nationwide tour.
New ‘Anti-Racist Andersonville’ Group To Protest Obama Mural Defacement With Rally Friday
Anti-Racist Andersonville was formed in response to a number of racist incidents in the neighborhood, including the writing of "Hang Obama" in chalk along Clark Street.
Barack And Michelle Obama’s Official Portraits Are Coming To Art Institute Of Chicago
The portraits will make their first stop of a national tour at the Art Institute, where they can be viewed June 18-Aug. 15, 2021.
Obamas Focus On Community At Foundation Summit, But No Talk Of Neighbors’ Role In Presidential Center Plans
Michelle Obama said the presidential center will bring "life" to a dormant Jackson Park. "It might be protected and loved by its friends, but it's not used by the community."
Federal Review Finds Obama Presidential Center Will Have ‘Adverse Impact’ On Jackson Park
The finding could further delay the construction of the $500 million center designed by former President Barack Obama to house his presidential library.
Obama Library Lease, 19 Acres For $10, Goes Before Aldermen Today
The City Council will vote on a revised agreement that will allow the Obama Presidential Center to be built in Jackson Park.
