Obama Foundation readies for uncertainty of development near presidential center By A.D. Quig February 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Can the Obama Presidential Center stick to its guiding principle of attracting investment and helping...
As Obama Center opening approaches, foundation is touting short-term rentals By A.D. Quig January 25, 2026 at 4:53 p.m. Residents worried about gentrification in Woodlawn and South Shore are concerned the Obama organization is...
Where will Barack Obama’s chairs from the Illinois Senate go? Not his presidential center. By Jack O'Connor January 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois preserved two chairs Barack Obama used in the state Senate, hoping they'd be displayed,...
Edward Keegan: The Obama Presidential Center promises to be a very un-Chicago building By Edward Keegan October 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. There are still a few months of construction to go, but the Obama Presidential Center...
Obama Center construction tab reaches $615M as opening nears By A.D. Quig September 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. The construction cost of $615 million so far for former President Barack Obama’s namesake center...
Obama Presidential Center opening pushed from late 2025 to 2026 By A.D. Quig March 9, 2024 at 10:15 a.m. Construction of the buildings will still be complete before the end of 2025, but the...
Obama Presidential Center museum director aims for history, context By A.D. Quig March 12, 2024 at 11:52 a.m. The tower of the Obama Presidential Center is getting a lot of attention as it...
Park advocates make another legal argument against Obama Presidential Center even as construction continues By A.D. Quig October 24, 2023 at 11:46 p.m. As the Obama Presidential Center's main building rises higher above Jackson Park, the project's main...
Search contributions to the Obama Foundation By Claire Malon February 14, 2024 at 6:03 p.m. Since 2017, the Obama Foundation has raised just over $1.1 billion in contributions from more...
The couple that writes together has a pair of new books about the world around us By Rick Kogan July 19, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Reunions can be pleasant and so it was when I got together with former Tribune...