"Designed to resemble 'four hands coming together', the building topped out in June 2024 and is currently receiving its outermost shell." ...

Obama’s response was essentially an ultimatum: If the library couldn’t be built in a Chicago park, he’d take it to Honolulu or New York City. After Obama selected Chicago and the Jackson ...

Photos of construction at the Obama Presidential Center Museum ... buried and will eventually contain a branch of the Chicago Public Library and feature a walkable green roof.