Construction of former President Obama's long-awaited library and museum in Chicago began with ambitious plans for diversity, ...

The facility as it is currently proposed will occupy more than 19 acres of public space in one of Chicago's largest and oldest green spaces, Jackson Park. The plans for the facility do include a ...

The Obama Presidential Center has faced yearslong delays. The center, commemorating the 44th U.S. president, will be a museum, library and ... neighborhood and Jackson Park. Nonprofits like ...

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 Park site, protests began to grow. Residents of the ...

A Chicago-based subcontractor is suing one of the firms involved in managing the construction of the Obama Presidential ...

The construction of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has been delayed due to a racial discrimination lawsuit.

Construction of former President Barack Obama's long-awaited library and ... for "additional costs incurred" at the site near Jackson Park in Chicago. McGee's lawsuit refutes the allegations ...

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