Obama Presidential Center to open on Juneteenth
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park will officially open on Juneteenth, the Obama Foundation announced this past weekend.
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The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park will officially open on Juneteenth, the Obama Foundation announced this past weekend.
The former president took to social media on Saturday morning to share the announcement.
Former President Barack Obama, speaking at the funeral services for Rev. Jesse Jackson Friday afternoon, credited Jackson's presidential runs in the 1980s with setting the stage for other Black leaders, including his own successful 2009 presidency and re-election.
President Barack Obama delivered a eulogy for Rev. Jesse Jackson at his funeral at House of Hope in Chicago.
As former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden took their seats in the front row, Rev. James Meeks and Dr. Charles Jenkins led the crowd to recite Jackson's signature poem, "I Am Somebody."
Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden are among the big names who will be in Chicago Friday for Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral.
Two Chicago pastors are set to lead Friday's funeral for Rev. Jesse Jackson, a task they take on with pride and joy, while former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will be in attendance.
Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden are among the big names who will be in Chicago Friday for Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral.
As America turns 250 years old in 2026, CBS News Chicago is looking back at two presidents who called Illinois home.
Former President Barack Obama this past weekend shared new information and new views inside the Obama Presidential Center.
After setting social media abuzz by saying aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn't see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us."
The former president said he admires how Pope Leo "got his hands dirty" and worked in places that needed the most help.
President Barack Obama talked about his personal belief in aliens on a podcast but said he never was shown any evidence they're real or have been to Earth while he was in office.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
Applications were open Tuesday to work at the Obama Presidential Center, which is looking for 150 new full-time employees to be ready when it opens later this year.
The sprawling 20-acre campus in Jackson Park, just blocks from the lake, includes buildings, gardens, playgrounds, and a 225-foot museum tower.
The world-renowned institution is expected to attract nearly 800,000 visitors a year.
A major milestone was reached Tuesday at the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side.
The famed Leo High School Choir got quite the surprise from former President Barack Obama.
Students at a library in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood got a special surprise Tuesday from former President Barack Obama.
After more than a decade of planning, construction, and delays, the Obama Presidential Center will open on the South Side of Chicago next summer, the former president announced this week.
The Border Patrol leader who's behind an aggressive immigration crackdown across the Chicago area is applauding his agents' use of force and aggressive tactics.
Just days before the election, former President Barack Obama spoke at a rally for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger in Norfolk.
Former President Barack Obama addressed recent acts of political violence during remarks at a Pennsylvania nonprofit on Tuesday.
A musical celebrating former President Barack Obama's journey to the White House is playing on stage now at Chicago's Studebaker Theater.
This is Michigan's second NCAA title in school history, and the win ends a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.
Village officials said the protest is all about a recent reduction in overtime pay for firefighters.
Chicago lost at home for the first time this season as its three-game winning streak was snapped.
Nico Hoerner's two-run single with two outs in the second inning gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead.
Cherry blossom trees are starting to bloom in pink and white.
President Trump and top national security officials shed new light on the daring rescues of two American airmen who were shot down over Iran last week.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
The Illinois Accountability Commission is asking the federal officials who ran Operation Midway Blitz to testify at two hearings on federal agents' tactics during last year's immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
When Jean-Luc Godard's "Hail Mary" opened in Chicago on April 4, 1986, it drew a throng of angry protesters who considered the film an affront to their faith.
Caribbean Airlines confirmed the passenger gave birth on Flight BW005, which took off from Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday.
Some of the scams are sophisticated, using recognizable financial figures to lure people into investment schemes, such as "insider" memberships or websites cloned to look like legitimate institutions.
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital found that older adults who got the high-dose flu vaccine had 20% lower Alzheimer's and related dementia than those who received standard flu vaccines.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon says cooler air ushers in on Tuesday with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
The four-person crew aboard Artemis II documented parts of the moon never before seen by the human eye ... Surpassing the Apollo 13 distance record of 248,000 miles from Earth.
Village officials said the protest is all about a recent reduction in overtime pay for firefighters.
Truffles, the teddy bear, was stolen during the downtown Chicago teen takeover on Friday. The bear was found thanks to some help from the Chicago police.
This is Michigan's second NCAA title in school history, and the win ends a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.
Gomez, 18, was hit and killed by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday morning while riding his bike to make deliveries, his family said.
The Artemis II crew flew further from Earth than any humans in history as they passed behind the far side of the moon.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
A former stand-out college football star with a criminal history has been convicted of sexually abusing foster children who were in the care of a Chicago facility at the center of a massive investigation.
Two more women have filed lawsuits against Massage Envy, accusing the company of failing to protect them against sexual assaults by two of their therapists.
This is Michigan's second NCAA title in school history, and the win ends a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.
Chicago lost at home for the first time this season as its three-game winning streak was snapped.
Nico Hoerner's two-run single with two outs in the second inning gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead.
The Chicago White Sox have rescheduled the start of their Tuesday game against the Baltimore Orioles from the evening to midday due to a cold forecast.
After missing the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, the Chicago Bulls have fired their top two executives, vice president Artūras Karnišovas and general manager Marc Eversley.
The woman accused of killing her on-and-off-again boyfriend and his parents in Chicago's south suburbs was due in court Monday.
Thieves stole an ATM in a crash-and-grab burglary at a BP gas station in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood early Monday.
A man shot and killed someone who came into his home and started charging at him in Chicago's South Deering community, police said early Monday.
A man was due in court Sunday after being arrested and charged with hitting a woman with a vehicle last week and then running off in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood.
A man was stabbed to death in a fight in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood early Sunday morning.
