Jackson Park was designed by the same famous landscape architects, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calver Vaux, who designed New York City's Central Park. The 500-acre Southside park was also home to the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The location of the Barack Obama Presidential Center will officially be announced Tuesday, the Obama Foundation confirmed. Earlier this month, sources said the library would go to the ...

Is it wrong to commandeer space intended for public enjoyment to bolster a political legacy? That’s a question US President Barack Obama will soon answer when he and First Lady Michelle Obama announce ...

President Obama has chosen historic Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side as the site of his future presidential library and museum, the Chicago Tribune and the Associated Press write. The news outlets ...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal to use parkland as a site for Barack Obama's presidential library received a boost when the Chicago Park District gave its approval. The University of Chicago's ...