The former president is in Chicago this week to check on construction of his presidential center, set to open next June.

On Dec. 9, Obama donned a Santa hat and visited the Bessie Coleman library in his former city. Students from Burke Elementary ...

The sprawling 20-acre campus in Jackson Park, just blocks from the lake, includes buildings, gardens, playgrounds, and a ...

Former President Barack Obama read to children at the Bessie Coleman Library Branch. He also talked to them about what they want to be when they grow up.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit Saturday evening in Chicago during an event aimed at helping young people make an impact in their communities. Obama dropped by the ...

CHICAGO — With his namesake center due to open in just over six months, former President Barack Obama is in Chicago this week to see how construction is coming along — plus make a few other stops to ...

Former President Barack Obama spent several hours on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the nearly complete Obama Presidential Center, ...

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Former President Barack Obama has confirmed that the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park will open in June 2026.

Barack Obama surprises kids at a Chicago library, reads a book, and highlights plans for the new Obama Presidential Center opening in 2026.

Barack Obama reunited with his old barber, Zariff, at Hyde Park Hair Salon in Chicago while checking on his presidential ...

Recently, former President Barack Obama paid a visit to the Bessie Coleman Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Sitting ...