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Barack and Michelle Obama surprise first visitors to newly opened presidential center

By CLAIRE SAVAGE
Jun 19, 2026 1:39 pm - Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama surprised the first 100 visitors to walk through the doors of the new Obama Presidential Center, personally greeting them Friday.
Obama Center's opening draws former presidents, music legends and A-list celebrities

By SCOTT BAUER
Jun 18, 2026 10:01 am - Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago.
Naperville man tells NBC 5 he burned cross in Grant Park, says he was unaware of racial implications

By Kyra Senese
Jun 16, 2026 7:22 pm - Chicago police announced Tuesday that a person of interest was taken into custody in a cross-burning in Grant Park last week — an incident that alarmed officials, faith leaders and the community. A Naperville man told NBC 5 he set the cross ablaze.
Police are investigating a large burning cross at a Chicago park

By HALLIE GOLDEN
Jun 10, 2026 9:08 am - A large, burning cross was discovered at a Chicago park on Tuesday afternoon, and police said they are investigating how it ended up there and the motive behind it.
The Chicago mayor who said ‘no’ to the World Cup — a dome on Soldier Field was the last straw

By Adam Crafton
Jun 09, 2026 2:00 pm - During his final years in office, Rahm Emanuel made a decision that distinguished him from many peers across the United States: he said ‘no’ to FIFA and ‘no’ to the men’s World Cup.
In a city with an iconic skyline, the Obama presidential museum aims to reshape Chicago architecture

By SOPHIA TAREEN
May 29, 2026 2:51 pm - Crews are putting the finishing touches on the Obama Presidential Center ahead of the official public opening in Chicago on Juneteenth. But the unusual design of the $850 million campus _ particularly a 225-foot gray high rise _ has provoked a debate in the city celebrated as the birthplace of the modern skyscraper.
Chicago mayor sees Pope Leo XIV as key ally on social justice, migration after Vatican meeting

By ANDREA ROSA and GIADA ZAMPANO
May 29, 2026 8:02 am - ROME — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cast Pope Leo XIV as a powerful global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff at th...
DOJ probes Democratic-allied nonprofit that helped pay E. Jean Carroll’s legal bills

Perry Stein
May 28, 2026 7:13 pm - The Justice Department has launched a criminal probe into a Chicago-based nonprofit backed by billionaire Reid Hoffman over its payment of legal bills of E. Jean Carroll,...
Sam ‘Cheezborger’ Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, dies at 91

By Mitch Dudek
May 15, 2026 10:11 pm - Sam Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, died Friday from natural causes at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. He was 91.
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century

By LAURA BARGFIELD and TODD RICHMOND
May 13, 2026 11:24 am - Two bald eagles hatchlings have been spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors' first successful wild breeding in the Windy City i...

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