Obamas break ground on Chicago Presidential Center after 5-year delay
After five years of legal battles, gentrification concerns and a federal review, Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground Tuesday during a celebratory groundbreaking on their legacy project in a lakefront Chicago park.
Groundbreaking ceremony for Obama Presidential Center to be held today after 5 years of planning
FOX 32's Joanie Lum reports...
Obamas arrive in Chicago ahead of presidential center groundbreaking ceremony
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are gearing up for the official groundbreaking on the Obama Presidential Center.
Obamas arrive in Chicago ahead of presidential center groundbreaking ceremony
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are gearing up for the official groundbreaking on the Obama Presidential Center.
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama to visit Chicago this week
The Obamas will attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park.
Obamas to visit Chicago for groundbreaking of presidential center on Tuesday
Former President Barack Obama’s presidential center will move another step closer to its brick-and-mortar future next week when ground is broken after years of reviews, other delays and continued local opposition.
Obama portraits on display today at art insitute
Portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are unveiled at the Art Institute of Chicago Friday.
Obama portraits now on display at the Art Institute of Chicago
Starting Friday, the portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are on display at the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Obama portraits are on display at the Art Institute of Chicago
The Obama portraits are on a national tour and currently on display at the Art Institute of Chicago for the summer.
Groundbreaking for Obama Presidential Center in Chicago set for September
Some of the topics discussed were value and importance of design, impact, specific programs towards civic duty, and the importance of the presidential center.
Preparation underway for construction of Obama Presidential Center on South Side
People peeping at cherry blossoms in Jackson Park Wednesday afternoon were pleased to hear work is finally about to begin on the Obama Presidential Center.
Waukegan activists protest naming middle school after Obamas
There’s controversy brewing in Waukegan over changing the name of one of its schools. But some members of the community are pushing back against the move.
Sarah Obama, matriarch of Barack Obama's Kenyan family, dies at 99
Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama's Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday.
Michelle Obama considering retirement from public life
Michelle Obama is knitting and thinking about retiring from public life.
Obama Presidential Center to break ground later this summer on South Side
Former President Barack Obama shared a video online to thank Chicago residents for their feedback and participation in the planning process. See here:
Michelle Obama issues statement on pro-Trump Capitol riot, calls Trump ‘infantile and unpatriotic’
Michelle Obama was among scores of political figures from both sides of the aisle who decried the violent riot that occurred on Jan. 6, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Michelle Obama, Donald Trump most admired in 2020, Gallup poll finds
For the third year in a row, former first lady Michelle Obama has been named the most admired woman of 2020, while President Donald Trump has been named the nation’s most admired man, according to a new Gallup poll.
Northwestern reacts to former lecturer's op-ed on Dr. Jill Biden
A spokesperson for Northwestern pointed out Joseph Epstein had not worked at the university for 17 years and called the comments about Dr. Jill Biden "misogynistic."
Michelle Obama teams with LeBron James to help boost early voting
A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama is partnering with a similar group founded by NBA star LeBron James and other prominent Black athletes and entertainers to generate excitement about voting early for the Nov. 3 election.
Clayton County elementary school to be renamed for Michelle Obama
The Clayton County Board of Education voted 7-2 Monday to rename South Clayton Elementary School to Michelle Obama STEM Elementary School.