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The long-awaited Obama Presidential Center will officially open to the public on June 19, 2026 — Juneteenth — on Chicago’s South Side.

Announced in 2015, the Obama Presidential Center will open to the public June 19 at its 20-acre campus in Chicago’s historic ...

In July 2016, the Obama Foundation chose the iconic Jackson Park in Chicago as the new center’s site. The location was chosen due to its history as an important hub for residents. In January 2017, the ...

The Obama Presidential Center​ in Chicago's Jackson Park will officially open on Juneteenth, the Obama Foundation announced this past weekend.

On March 8, 2026, Michelle Obama shared rare photos of herself as a child growing up in Chicago. See the former First Lady's throwback photos, posted just a few months out from the grand opening of ...

The grand opening for the Obama Presidential Center will be held on Juneteenth weekend later this year on the South Side.

The long-awaited center in Jackson Park will have a dedication ceremony June 18 followed by its opening to the public on Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in America.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Obama Presidential Center on the South Side will officially open to the public on June 19. ABC7 saw members of the community gather at the Jackson Park site on Saturday evening ...

On the heels of his speech at funeral services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., former President Barack Obama announced plans for him and former First Lady Michelle Obama to host a June 18 ...