Oprah Winfrey Keynotes Annual Women In The World Summit
She says women should continue to "rock the boat" and redefine the message that's positive, ambitious, inclusive and "brimming with hope."
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She says women should continue to "rock the boat" and redefine the message that's positive, ambitious, inclusive and "brimming with hope."
Mrs. Obama talked openly about her time in the White House, her relationship with Barack Obama, and her family.
The long line of fans waiting to meet the author stretched around the block outside the Seminary Co-op bookstore near the University of Chicago campus on South Woodlawn.
Michelle Obama's "Becoming," already expected to sell millions of copies, now has the official backing of Oprah Winfrey.
All 500 wristbands available, which are required for entry to the event, sold out Sunday.
The former First Lady also revealed her fertility challenges in the book. She said she suffered a miscarriage and did in vitro fertilization to have her two daughters.
Valerie Jarrett, a former senior advisor to President Obama, is slated to moderate the book tour when it hits Washington D.C. on Saturday November 17 and Dallas, Texas on Monday December 17th.
The museum contains 600 African-American angels donated by Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah Winfrey has decided to start tossing dough and create her own line of frozen pizzas. The new treat isn't your classic frozen slice, these pizzas come with a cauliflower-based crust.
Winfrey's latest investment is in True Food Kitchen, a healthy restaurant chain backed by celebrity doctor Andrew Weil. Specific terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but the Phoenix-based chain said she's also joining the restaurant's board of directors and will "collaborate and consult" with True Food Kitchen's leadership team.
Oprah Winfrey and the impact of her groundbreaking show is the subject of a new exhibit, "Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture." It opens Friday at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
"The fact that they were creating this national march to say, 'enough' ... what it takes to risk that on a national level is what I responded to,"
Oprah Winfrey has ended any speculation about a presidential bid in 2020.
Responding to reports that Oprah Winfrey is considering a bid for the White House, President Trump said he would beat the talk show star in 2020, adding it would "be a lot of fun."
Cook County States Attorney Kimberly Foxx is not laughing at all the talk of media superstar Oprah Winfrey considering a run for the White House.
One day after her Golden Globes speech, rumors began swirling that Oprah Winfrey is toying with the idea of a presidential run.
"I want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon," she said.
Entertainment icon, Mary Tyler Moore, will be remembered this Thursday night as CBS airs, "Mary Tyler Moore: Love Is All Around," a one-hour special on her extraordinary life and career.
James Corden will have some big names helping him hand out Tony Awards: Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett, Carole King, Audra McDonald, Saoirse Ronan, Patina Miller and Nathan Lane have signed up to help present.
For decades, Winfrey has publicly shared her struggle with weight control. In 1998, she scored her highest ratings ever with a show that dealt with her dramatic weight loss.
Starting on Thursday, Oprah fans can get a glimpse of her things.
We're now getting a look at everything that Oprah plans to sell at auction next month, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
It is the end of an era in the West Loop. The building where Oprah Winfrey told us "everybody gets a car" is moving out for good.
Check out the Priceless Things To Do this week in Chicago, week of November 10th-16th.
Oprah Winfrey's network is calling it a "postponement," but it sure seems like the idea of a Michael Sam reality show is dead.
The Chicago Cubs swept the reeling New York Mets with a 10-5 victory Wednesday night.
In a game delayed by rain at the start for 2 hours, 40 minutes, Watson singled to left off Grant Taylor (2-1) to score automatic runner Petey Halpin from third and help Cleveland tie Chicago for the AL Central lead.
For the past three years, practically every day on Erielle Bakkum's jog, she stopped at the same place and snapped a picture.
Some senior citizens in the suburbs have new neighbors whose company they are enjoying.
A man was facing charges Wednesday in connection with a violent attack on a CTA Blue Line train earlier this month.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
Leading Latino political strategists are examining the races where Latinos could play an outsize role in the midterm elections, and believe their votes will be critical in a number of House races.
The Senate approved a House-passed resolution aimed at reining in President Trump on Iran, marking the first time such a measure has made it through both chambers.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
Tuesday marked the first Chicago Public Schools budget hearing of the summer, as the district faces a $ $733 million shortfall.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning Tuesday about a possible measles exposure at O'Hare International Airport.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
The consensus from the young people who came to testify to the council was, in their words, that they don't want a "cheesy government-run program" where adults tell them what to do. They want a safe space with some autonomy, where they can learn how to be adults themselves.
Three years ago, Erielle Bakkum first stopped at the entrance of Osaka Gardens in Jackson Park to take a picture of the Obama Presidential Center being built.
Aroma Park Mayor Brian Stump says city, county, and state leaders, including the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, or IEMA, led by Pritzker, determined the damage totals in Aroma Park and those around Kankakee wouldn't meet thresholds needed to qualify for FEMA funds.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 5 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
According to the study, 73% of the people surveyed said they believe the way a person takes care of their car shows how well they'll take care of themself.
Storms Wednesday evening brought damaging hail and threatened to bring tornadoes.
City leaders have searched for ways to address large teen gatherings, and on Wednesday they heard directly from some of the teens who find them so appealing.
CBS News Chicago learned it wasn't White House favoritism or even a rejection by FEMA that led to the decision.
For the past three years, practically every day on Erielle Bakkum's jog, she stopped at the same place and snapped a picture.
Some senior citizens in the suburbs have new neighbors whose company they are enjoying.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
The Chicago Cubs swept the reeling New York Mets with a 10-5 victory Wednesday night.
In a game delayed by rain at the start for 2 hours, 40 minutes, Watson singled to left off Grant Taylor (2-1) to score automatic runner Petey Halpin from third and help Cleveland tie Chicago for the AL Central lead.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer, Dansby Swanson also went deep and drove in four and the Cubs beat the Mets 9-6 on Tuesday night.
The White Sox are 22-4 in their last 26 home games.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway are heading to the Blackhawks in a trade deal for defenseman Louis Crevier, as well as their No. 4 and second-round No. 45 overall picks.
A man was facing charges Wednesday in connection with a violent attack on a CTA Blue Line train earlier this month.
The man charged with murder and arson connected to a Chicago fire captain's death was back in court Wednesday.
A woman was shot and wounded early Tuesday morning in Chicago's West Ridge community.
A man who was shot and killed while riding a bicycle in Grant Park in downtown Chicago last week was targeted by a shooter he'd never met, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Some people living in Chicago's Lakeview community have launched a very public push to keep two men off the street, after they have repeatedly attacked victims on the street.
