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The Obama Presidential Center promises growth for Chicago's South Side, but locals fear rising costs and displacement.
The proposed hotel, designed by Stantec Architecture, could have up to 256 rooms and provide between 100 and 120 permanent ...
A hotel planned by a man linked to former President Barack Obama and located near his presidential center is facing scrutiny ...
Chicago community leaders and longtime residents say the Obama Presidential Center risks washing away the neighborhood’s ...
Aquinnah Investment Trust, headed by veteran real estate developer and lawyer Allison Davis, said the hotel would include up ...
The construction of a Barack Obama presidential center in Chicago has sparked a backlash from local residents. Chicago natives told the Daily Mail that the $850 million center, which will serve as a ...
K yana Butler has mixed feelings about the Obama Presidential Center. The sprawling campus that will serve as a monument to the 44th President’s legacy is being built in her neighborhood on ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama made a few surprise stops in Chicago on Monday. One stop was at a downtown polling place – it was quick and unannounced.
Columns & Opinion Obama’s early writing on Chicago was eerily prophetic about America’s future He foresaw a “sharp wind” blowing away the change the city’s first black mayor had worked for.
Former President Barack Obama remembered Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg as a "class act" in a post on social media. Sandberg died Monday after a long cancer battle.
The selection of the South Side for the site of President Barack Obama’s library puts a new focus on the role of Chicago in Obama’s life. Here are 21 meaningful sites across town. For those ...
OBAMA: No, and the reason is because I came of age, I understood my mission when I moved to Chicago. I was a young community organizer out there.