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June 20, 2026

Obama Center engineer fires back at online critics ripping architecture as 'monstrous insult'

The Obama Presidential Center's structural engineer says boldness was the goal, calling the tower's design an unprecedented architectural statement.

June 19, 2026

Man accused of killing wife on wedding night brought back to US after years on the run in Mexico

Arnoldo Jimenez, allegedly accused of killing his wife on their wedding night in Illinois, has been returned to Chicago after a decade on the run.

June 19, 2026

Obama center opens after yearslong saga as locals warn ‘monstrosity’ could price them out

The Obama Presidential Center opened Friday after controversies including costs ballooning to $850 million, unpaid contractors and displacement concerns.

June 18, 2026

Obama Center's opening ceremony ridiculed for far-left ritual before star-studded show

The Obama Presidential Center's opening ceremony was mocked online after it began with a left-wing land acknowledgment ritual on Chicago's South Side.

June 18, 2026

Tom Hanks jokingly swipes MS NOW's viewership while appearing live on-air with reporter

Tom Hanks jokingly swiped MS NOW's viewership while appearing live on the network as he attended the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.

June 18, 2026

Barack Obama marks opening of presidential center in Chicago

Former President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the grand opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

June 17, 2026

Trump admin wants to stop Illinois city's reparations effort for 'simply handing out money based on race'

DOJ Civil Rights Division contends Evanston's reparations program violates the Equal Protection Clause by distributing $25,000 housing grants based solely on race.

June 17, 2026

Subcontractors say they’re owed millions, face financial ruin, after helping build Obama Presidential Center

Subcontractors claim millions in unpaid losses from Obama Presidential Center construction as the Chicago project prepares to open on Juneteenth.

June 16, 2026

Chicago student says cross burning in city park was anti-Trump MAGA protest, not racism

A Chicago college student claims he burned a cross in a popular park to protest Donald Trump and MAGA, not as a racist hate crime statement.

June 16, 2026

Obama’s legacy project offers little hope for Chicago’s South Side residents

Pastor Corey Brooks says the $850-million Obama Presidential Center brings displacement fears and rising rents to Chicago's South Side community.