From left, Zach Scharle, Ava Scharle and Allison Lavey review Blueberry Award contenders. The Evanston Public Library’s ...

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Former President Barack Obama has confirmed the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center will officially open in the city’s historic Jackson Park in June 2026. Speaking at the Crystal Bridges Museum of ...

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Former President Obama was in the Windy City to check on the progress of the nearly finished Barack Obama Presidential Library. Former President Barack Obama made a holiday pop-up visit to a Chicago ...

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Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of elementary school students at a branch of the Chicago Public Library in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood Monday. The students, who ranged from ...