New construction updates detail progress on exhibits, library work and site features at the Obama Presidential Center.

As the Obama Presidential Center nears completion, nearby tenants and community advocates have raised fears it will further increase local housing costs. With the estimated 625,000 to 760,000 annual ...

Former President Barack Obama's Presidential Center, located in Chicago, has been marred by construction and budgeting issues ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A federal judge has denied a request to halt construction on the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park after a Chicago park advocacy group filed a new federal lawsuit. On Thursday ...

What kind of US president demolishes a cherished piece of American history in order to build a shrine to himself? That’s what many Chicagoans are asking — and they aren’t talking about President Trump ...

"In 50 years, when none of us are here, people will want to pay homage [to Obama's presidency]. This was a crucial time in the history of our country. Therefore, the building needs to have a kind of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Obama Foundation is putting Chicago's youth at the forefront of its presidential center, which is being built on the South Side in Jackson Park. Hundreds of students from more ...

A plan long in the works to protect South Side residents from rising rents and displacement caused by the Obama Presidential Center is on its way to City Council for a vote after passing out of ...

The much-awaited Obama Presidential Center, a space designed to inspire and connect people, has stirred up quite a bit of controversy on Chicago's South Side. Construction of the center started in ...

Chicago rapper Adamn Killa is handcuffed while attempting to film a TikTok at East Randolph Street and North Michigan Avenue downtown on Nov. 10. Killa has recently gone viral for videos of him ...

The much-awaited Obama Presidential Center, a space designed to inspire and connect people, has stirred up quite a bit of controversy on Chicago's South Side. Construction of the center started in ...