The Center’s 19.3-acre campus in Jackson Park will include a museum devoted to Barack Obama’s presidency, a basketball court, a community garden, and a branch of the Chicago Public Library.

Former President Barack Obama is looking to fill more than 150 roles for his presidential center, opening soon on the South Side of Chicago.

After 10 years of planning, construction and setbacks, former President Barack Obama’s presidential center will finally open to the public next summer. During an interview in Arkansas on Monday, Obama ...

Is it wrong to commandeer space intended for public enjoyment to bolster a political legacy? That’s a question US President Barack Obama will soon answer when he and First Lady Michelle Obama announce ...

Former President Obama was in the Windy City to check on the progress of the nearly finished Barack Obama Presidential Library. Former President Barack Obama made a holiday pop-up visit to a Chicago ...

The spring of 2026 will mark a pivotal moment for Chicago’s South Side when the Barack Obama Presidential Center finally welcomes its first visitors. Nearly a decade in the making, this ambitious ...

Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of elementary school students at a branch of the Chicago Public Library in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood Monday. The students, who ranged from ...

Illinois Republicans blast Obama Presidential Library's 'anti-racism' hiring requirements as divisive, arguing the project ...

WASHINGTON - The foundation that will develop and choose the site for President Barack Obama’s future library asked interested parties Thursday to submit their initial proposals. The “request for ...