The Obama Presidential Center, which opens to the public on Friday, on Juneteenth, hugs the north end of Jackson Park, runs alongside a lagoon, rises 225 feet at its highest, and rolls backward down ...

The Obama Presidential Center and Library in Chicago is opening to the public. Here's everything you need to know to plan your visit. The Obama Presidential Center and Museum and library open to the ...

Barack Obama's presidency was like none that came before. That's also true of the Obama Presidential Center, being dedicated June 18 on the South Side of Chicago. The edifices that presidents build ...

Former President Barack Obama has called on several high-profile friends to celebrate the opening of his new presidential center in Chicago. The Obama Foundation on June 16 announced a lineup of ...

Michelle Obama has spoken out for the first time after the controversial comment by Josh Hokit at the UFC Freedom 250 event on Sunday about her, and it seems that the former First Lady has gracefully ...

On a recent morning at Chicago’s new Obama Presidential Center, the institution’s leadership discussed presidential papers the way a decluttering convert might talk about some old sweaters they tossed ...

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In a post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, UFC fighter Josh Hokit ended his remarks by insulting Michelle Obama. "Michelle Obama is a man, am I right America?" Hokit said to the crowd gathered Sunday ...

Tradition is not untouchable,” Njideka Akunyili Crosby tells me. “We can own it, we can shape it, we can move it the way we need.” Akunyili Crosby is talking about the matter of art—literally, the ...

Contractors on the Obama Presidential Center say their invoices are going unpaid, reportedly missing millions in payments and jeopardizing the future of businesses. The Obama Center has gone hundreds ...

Concern is mounting that taxpayers could be left holding the bag if the Obama Presidential Center runs into financial trouble, as the foundation behind it has yet to establish a promised $470 million ...

The former president is close friends with Steven Spielberg and one day dropped by the set of the new sci-fi thriller. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor With a particularly challenging scene on the ...