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Rebecca Martin hangs blue ribbons in the Edison Park neighborhood to honor fallen Chicago police Officer Samuel Jimenez on Nov. 20, 2018. Jimenez was shot and killed at Mercy Hospital.

Slain Chicago doctor broke off engagement with her killer weeks before deadly Mercy Hospital shooting

May 23, 2019 at 1:30 a.m.

As Tamara O'Neal's family gathered in her parents' living room in rural LaPorte County, Ind., on Tuesday, they traded stories about their love for a woman who had found her...

Former President Barack Obama, left, speaks with author Dave Eggers on Nov. 19, 2018, during the Obama Foundation summit at the Marriott Marquis Chicago.

‘Chicago is this extraordinary laboratory’: Obama returns for summit, urges patience for change

May 23, 2019 at 3:13 a.m.

Former President Barack Obama urged organizers and social innovators gathered at the Obama Foundation summit Monday evening to be patient in their pursuits of wide-scale community change. And in their...

Pop star and actress Janelle Monae, right, talks with Danny Flores and Anna Dong during the Obama Foundation Summit at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago on Nov. 18, 2018.
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Pop star Janelle Monae spreads message of community uplift at Obama Foundation summit

May 23, 2019 at 3:13 a.m.

Although she’s an internationally recognized pop star and actress, before she takes on any major project, Janelle Monae said she first asks herself if the work will further her mission...

Former President Barack Obama speaks during a rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Nov. 2, 2018, at Morehouse College in Atlanta. The Obama Foundation announced he will be in Chicago for its second International Summit starting Sunday.

Barack Obama set to attend second foundation summit

May 23, 2019 at 3:12 a.m.

A day after former first lady Michelle Obama appeared before a sold-out crowd at the United Center, the Obama Foundation announced that her husband would be in town for the...

After meeting Michelle Obama, Michele Madison holds her autographed copies of "Becoming" outside Seminary Co-op Bookstore on Nov. 13, 2018.

Michelle Obama opens up to Oprah about her memoir, life in the White House and her feelings toward Donald Trump

May 23, 2019 at 1:29 a.m.

In writing her memoir, former first lady Michelle Obama said she wanted to share the full picture of her life because she wanted her readers and followers to see how...

Michelle Obama laughs while signing her memoir "Becoming" at Seminary Co-op Bookstore on South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago on Nov. 13, 2018.

Fans wait hours in cold for Michelle Obama book signing in Hyde Park: ‘It’s history’

May 23, 2019 at 1:29 a.m.

As hundreds of people stood in a line that snaked down the block, former first lady Michelle Obama appeared and signed copies of her book at Seminary Co-op in Hyde...

Former First Lady Michelle Obama visits with young women at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School on Nov. 12, 2018.

Michelle Obama delivers message of resilience at her alma mater Whitney Young: Tell your story

May 23, 2019 at 1:29 a.m.

Just hours before her much-anticipated book became available to the public, former first lady Michelle Obama met with a small group of students Monday afternoon at Whitney Young Magnet High...

Melissa Washington intends to go hear former first lady Michelle Obama speak when Obama brings her book tour to Chicago.

As Michelle Obama kicks off book tour, eyes and ears turn to Chicago

May 23, 2019 at 3:12 a.m.

Donna Hammond can still vividly remember the moment she heard former first lady Michelle Obama acknowledge that while living in the White House she woke up every morning in “a...

Michael Strautmanis, left, and Martin Nesbitt, center, both with the Obama Foundation, stand and applaud after the Chicago City Council approved an agreement with the foundation on Oct. 31, 2018, over use of Jackson Park.

City Council unanimously approves use agreement for Obama Presidential Center

May 23, 2019 at 3:12 a.m.

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation that outlines how the Obama Foundation will be able to use the Obama Presidential Center once it is built in Jackson...

Then-first lady Michelle Obama, left, and Oprah Winfrey speak at a summit on women in Washington in 2016. Winfrey is among the celebrities who will interview Obama at various appearances in an upcoming tour.

Oprah will interview Michelle Obama at United Center

May 23, 2019 at 1:25 a.m.

Oprah Winfrey will interview former first lady Michelle Obama when she appears in Chicago to promote her new book, officials announced Tuesday. Winfrey will be one of about a half-dozen...

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