The 19.3-acre campus, which opened to the public on Juneteenth 2026, is an immersive new destination on Chicago’s South Side that features public parks, event spaces, a city library and museum Kyler ...

The Obama Presidential Center, which opened on Chicago's South Side in June, features a museum full of mementos to democracy and the famous family, native prairie landscaping, an indoor basketball ...

More than 10 years ago, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama promised to bring the Barack Obama Presidential Center to the South Side of Chicago. This summer, the couple is delivering.

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the location on Chicago's South Side to textured stone adorning its dramatic tower to striped ...

Today marks a major milestone for Chicago's South Side, as the Obama Presidential Center officially opens to the public. Some supporters view the center as a welcome investment in a historically ...

The construction price was among a score of new figures released by the Obama Foundation to mark the center's 100th day of ...

CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Reactivate, a mission-driven renewable energy developer, and The Obama Foundation today announced a new multi-year partnership under which the Foundation will ...

Don't call it a library. The $1 billion Obama Presidential Center opened with huge fanfare last week in a park near the shore of Lake Michigan, but critics say what the public thinks is a library will ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the location on Chicago’s South Side to textured stone adorning its dramatic tower to striped ...

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The former first couple broke ground on the 19.3-acre campus back in 2021, selecting the South Side for President Obama's official presidential library and museum because of its significance in their ...