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The long-awaited Obama Presidential Center opens to the public in Chicago on June 19, 2026. Here's everything you need to know to plan your visit.

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More than a decade after it was first announced, the Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opens to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park on June 19, 2026. The expansive 20-acre campus is ...

Perhaps most importantly, Eva Giglio loves to read books. She also has experience as a teacher and administrator with Chicago Public Schools.

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Towering over a low-income area of Chicago, and wrapped in a speech that’s hard to decipher, this controversial monolith feels like a menacing sci-fi HQ. Is it a monument – or a mausoleum?

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Updating its long-running Museum Passport program for the digital world, the Chicago Public Library has launched a new program to expand access to Chicago’s museums and parks. Twenty years after the ...