As the Obama Presidential Center nears completion, nearby tenants and community advocates have raised fears it will further increase local housing costs. With the estimated 625,000 to 760,000 annual ...

Barack Obama Saddened By Death Of Legendary Chicago Athlete originally appeared on The Spun. Former U.S. President Barack Obama is well-known for his love of Chicago's major sports teams and the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A South Side restaurant received a surprise visit from former President Barack Obama on Friday. When asked what he thought about being on the national stage, Rome smiled, replying, ...

Former President Barack Obama's Presidential Center, located in Chicago, has been marred by construction and budgeting issues ...

The much-awaited Obama Presidential Center, a space designed to inspire and connect people, has stirred up quite a bit of controversy on Chicago's South Side. Construction of the center started in ...

Former President Barack Obama has weighed in on President Donald Trump’s latest escalation — sharply condemning the president’s call to jail Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor for opposing his ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Amid a snow-covered Jackson Park, there are plans for a bright sunny garden. Hadiya Pendleton Winter Garden will be a place that will welcome visitors to the Obama Presidential Center ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former President Barack Obama's speech on Monday in Chicago will be streamed live online. Obama will be at the University of Chicago to talk to young leaders about civic engagement ...

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...

CHICAGO -- A group of students in Chicago got the surprise of a lifetime! Former President Barack Obama dropped by the Chicago offices of the Obama Foundation Tuesday to surprise a dozen students, ...

The Obama Foundation's Future Series is a program that brings Chicago high schoolers into intimate conversations with accomplished leaders from a wide variety of industries and careers. It started ...