Parking would be underground, thanks to protests that forced the Obama Foundation, the nonprofit charged with building the center, to back off from a dubious plan for an above-ground garage ...

James Foster/For the Sun-Times Share After hours of public testimony both for and against the plans for the Obama Presidential Center, the Chicago Plan Commission approved the proposals Thursday ...

Proponents say the Obama center would attract tourist dollars ... from Protect Our Parks — helped scuttle a $400 million plan by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas to build a museum on ...

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.

“We would be pleased to support the Obama Center if the plan genuinely promoted economic development in our neighborhoods and respected our precious public urban parks.” Mr. Obama served as a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Obama Foundation submitted its planned development and lakefront protection ordinance applications for the Obama Presidential Center on Wednesday, but the plan still faces ...

But the plans also call for meeting spaces ... Desmon Yancy, a City Council member whose ward includes the Obama Center site, said his constituents had good reason to worry.

After twelve months, 56 community meetings, and several design tweaks, the Obama Presidential Center went before the Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday for the project’s first official “yay ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's Plan Commission unanimously approved the blueprints for the Obama Presidential Center, despite protesters gathered outside and concerned citizens lined up to give comments.

A model of the Obama Presidential Center. | Photo of rendering by Tina Sfondeles/Sun-Times Share Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled plans for his Obama Presidential Center in ...

“President Obama, is that how you want to be remembered ... This is hardly the first time the presidential center’s plans have raised eyebrows. Planners are taking an unconventional approach ...

McNamee wrote in his e-mail that a foundation representative has told him the organization does not plan to request any part of the Midway from the city. Obama Foundation officials have said that they ...