Arts

The South Side shaped Barack Obama. Can his presidential center reshape the South Side?

June 17, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

The Obama Presidential Center opens on Friday on a sprawling South Side campus, with the...

June 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Obama Presidential Center opening this week in Chicago features a display fit for some...

June 17, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama gathered supporters and contributors to the...

June 16, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Here's what to know if you're going to the Obama Presidential Center: how to get...

June 19, 2026 at 11:26 a.m.

Park Ridge native Shelley Ryan believes that her latest career project is “a feather in...

June 24, 2026 at 11:38 a.m.

The Obama Presidential Center is a world unto itself, a self-contained universe, a self-described space...

June 13, 2026 at 2:54 p.m.

The letters spelling out President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of Kennedy Center are...

June 12, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

The Washington National Opera claims $17 million in its funds are at risk because the...

June 11, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

“Martin Wong: Chinatown USA,” Chicago's first exhibition devoted to Wong, is on view through July...

June 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago Fire's Chris Brady is on the U.S. men's national team, while former Fire player...