On Dec. 9, Obama donned a Santa hat and visited the Bessie Coleman library in his former city. Students from Burke Elementary ...

Former President Barack Obama read to children at the Bessie Coleman Library Branch. He also talked to them about what they want to be when they grow up.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit Saturday evening in Chicago during an event aimed at helping young people make an impact in their communities. Obama dropped by the ...

The sprawling 20-acre campus in Jackson Park, just blocks from the lake, includes buildings, gardens, playgrounds, and a ...

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Former President Barack Obama confirmed that the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will open in June 2026 on the city's ...

Former President Barack Obama spent several hours on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the nearly complete Obama Presidential Center, ...

A group of Chicago elementary school students had an unexpected visitor Tuesday when former President Barack Obama walked in wearing a Santa hat and sat down to read to them. The Burke Elementary ...

Former President Barack Obama has confirmed that the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park will open in June 2026.

Recently, former President Barack Obama paid a visit to the Bessie Coleman Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Sitting ...

CHICAGO — With his namesake center due to open in just over six months, former President Barack Obama is in Chicago this week to see how construction is coming along — plus make a few other stops to ...

Barack Obama reunited with his old barber, Zariff, at Hyde Park Hair Salon in Chicago while checking on his presidential ...