Former President Barack Obama’s concrete-slab presidential center, which is estimated to cost over $850 million, faces ...

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Illinois Republicans blast Obama Presidential Library's 'anti-racism' hiring requirements as divisive, arguing the project ...

Former U.S. president Joe Biden began his Washington, D.C. career as one of the least wealthy politicians and ended it with ...

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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 ...

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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 promote and ...

Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of elementary school students at a branch of the Chicago Public Library in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood Monday. The students, who ranged from ...

Former President Barack Obama's much-maligned presidential center will officially open in June in Chicago after years of delays and protests, the former president revealed. "We’re going to open in ...