The Musical is headed to the Windy City—bringing its powerhouse cast, infectious music, and playful political nostalgia to ...

Former President Barack Obama speaks during The Democracy Forum at McCormick Place in Chicago on Nov. 3, 2023. Noting victories achieved by the United Auto Workers following strikes against the ...

Five years ago, then-President Barack Obama chose Chicago’s Jackson Park as the future site of his presidential center, stirring the South Side with the promise of long-overdue transformation… ...

Former U.S. President Barack Obama warned against "politics that feeds anger and resentment" on Tuesday in a speech at the groundbreaking of his presidential library in Chicago, which he said ...

Obamas make surprise visit to Chicago polling place 02:18. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama made a few surprise stops in Chicago on Monday. One stop was ...

Former President Barack Obama has defended the location of his $500 million Presidential Center in Chicago, saying he’s “absolutely confident” it will benefit the community – amid ...

Former President Barack Obama is headlining the Obama Foundation 2024 Democracy Forum in Chicago. The event is happening on Thursday at the Marriott Marquis on Prairie Avenue.

Former President Barack Obama speaks during a drive-in rally while campaigning for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Oct. 21, 2020, in Philadelphia. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images ...

Former President Barack Obama was recently in Chicago to work on plans for the in-progress Obama Presidential Center, including a stop at Peach’s in Bronzeville. Peach’s owner Cliff Rome is ...

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were in Chicago Tuesday for the groundbreaking of the former commander-in-chief's new presidential center. "This day’s been a long ...

Barack Obama has now been gone from Chicago as long as he was here, if you count his election to the U.S. Senate as the end of his full-time residence in the city.

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.