Op-ed: Will the Obama Presidential Center do right by the South Side?
It's striking that the groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center this week and the 150th...
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Obama center groundbreaking: ‘Chicago is where everything most precious to me began,’ former president says at Jackson Park ceremony
As former President Barack Obama took the podium during his presidential center's long-delayed groundbreaking, he...
Citing divisions in Chicago and nationwide, Obama pitches future presidential center as a bridge to bring communities together
As Chicago prepares for this year's slated groundbreaking of the Obama Presidential Center, the former...
Community activist Wardell Lavender, known to many as the ‘Mayor of Woodlawn,’ dies at 80
A community organizer and Woodlawn neighborhood fixture known over the years for protesting the feared...
Obama Foundation looks to raise $400M for presidential center construction, other investments
The Obama Foundation on Tuesday announced a new fundraising goal of $400 million over five...
Obama Presidential Center officials commit to hiring 35% of construction workforce from South, West sides
The Obama Foundation announced Wednesday that more than a third of its construction hires for...
Speak Out reader opinion: What is the best use of our tax dollars?
What's Speak Out? Speak Out allows readers to comment on the issues of the day....
Speak Out reader opinion: Public property or not, dibs is an honorable tradition
What's Speak Out? Speak Out allows readers to comment on the issues of the day....
Obama Presidential Center site remains quiet as appeals court hears arguments in lawsuit over use of Jackson Park
The Obama Presidential Center was originally slated to be completed in 2021, but after nearly...
Column: Informed speculation, keen predictions and totally wild guesses for 2020
Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic U.S. senator from Minnesota, will be elected president of the United...