Barack Obama has now been gone from Chicago as long as he was here, if you count his election to the U.S. Senate as the end of his full-time residence in the city.

And Obama’s talk was a far cry from the partisan attacks he leveled against Trump at the Democratic National Convention, the last time Obama was in Chicago for a public speaking engagement.

Former President Barack Obama was recently in Chicago to work on plans for the in-progress Obama Presidential Center, including a stop at Peach’s in Bronzeville. Peach’s owner Cliff Rome is ...

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2021.

Obama made his DNC debut 20 years ago. Tuesday, he returns to make the case for Harris Former President and Chicago native Barack Obama, and former First Lady Michelle Obama will address the DNC ...

President Trump took shots at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago while meeting with the new Canadian prime minister Tuesday, calling it "a disaster" and blaming "woke"; construction workers.

Crews begin construction on The Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on August 16, 2021. Inset: Former President Obama at Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025.

In his statement, Barack Obama said, “I’ve sat across the table from some of the world’s most difficult leaders and wrestled ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The last weekend of May marked one year since Marian Robinson passed away. The Chicago native raised former first lady Michelle Obama and her son Craig on the city's South Side. ...

The Obama Presidential Center is being built near Jackson Park in Chicago, and will consist of a planned museum, library, community and conference facilities.