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Dorothy Tucker had a chance to walk around the grounds ahead of the grand opening ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Thursday morning. She joins Dana Kozlov.
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Dorothy Tucker had a chance to walk around the grounds ahead of the grand opening ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Thursday morning. She joins Dana Kozlov.
Dana Kozlov reports live as final preparations are underway at the Obama Presidential Center ahead of Thursday's opening ceremony.
Jackie Kostek and Darius Johnson report live as last-minute preparations are underway ahead of Thursday’s ceremony.
After more than a decade since it was announced, the Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opens to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park on June 19, 2026.
The Obama Presidential Center's Great Lawn spans 58,000 square feet and is designed for year-round use, including winter sledding, as the complex prepares to open to the public on Juneteenth.
Just weeks ago, After School Matters announced a partnership with the Obama Foundation to provide programs at the new presidential center.
The center hosted a one-day After School Matters songwriting class in the media center before Thursday's grand opening.
Security is tightening up near the Obama Presidential Center ahead of this week's grand opening ceremony on Thursday.
The Obama Foundation announced a star-studded list of musical performers that will take the stage at the Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony Thursday.
Visitors of the Obama Presidential Center will be able to see the painting, which will be hung in the museum's Hope and Change lobby.
Ava Dorsey started the pet treat business, Ava's Pet Palace, at the age of eight and is now a teenager.
Internationally renowned artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby combined photos from family albums and historic moments captured by the media to create the portrait.
Soon, you'll be able to buy Ava's Pet Palace treats inside the gift shop at the Obama Presidential Center. Her products are already placed on shelves ahead of the center's grand opening on Thursday.
Washington Park stretches from 51st Street on the north to 60th Street on the south, and from Cottage Grove Avenue on the east to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on the west. From the beginning, the park has been known for its Open Green, or sheep meadow, where at one time, sheep could actually be found.
The Obama Presidential Center finds its setting in Jackson Park, one of the most important sites in Chicago history.
The Obama Presidential Center and Library in Chicago is opening to the public on June 19, 2026. Here's everything you need to know to plan your visit.
The Obama Presidential Center finds its setting in Jackson Park, one of the most important sites in Chicago history.
The former president spent time with families and community members on the center's playground on Sunday.
The former president spent time with families and community members on the center's playground on Sunday.
Midway Plaisance began as one of the city's most ambitious unrealized architectural projects and remains the site of some of the city's most storied history and beautiful public art.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
BUILD Coffee and Books in Woodlawn is a neighborhood staple, a nourishing space for community and creativity that is now just steps from the Obama Presidential Center.
As the Obama Presidential Center transforms a piece of Jackson Park, developers planning to transform and revitalize a section of the Woodlawn neighborhood with a $300 million plan.
The Obama Presidential Center sits towering and shining new on the South Side. But down Stony Island Avenue, four addresses show the neighborhood's contrasts, the scars disinvestment has left and the promising new future being built around the new landmark.
Former President Barack Obama made a special visit to the Obama Presidential Center on Sunday to meet with new staff members.
