In 2022, construction of the library was halted for several days after a noose was found on site. Concrete work ended in October 2024, according to the Obama Foundation.

The unclassified documents from the Obama administration are at the official Obama Presidential Library in Hoffman Estates; classified material is in Maryland.

While no firm date has been announced for the completion and opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Library near the University of Chicago, its future contents will stay in Hoffman Estates for ...

Barack and Michelle Obama attended the groundbreaking ceremony in Jackson Park at the future site of the Obama library in Chicago.

(CNN) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama broke ground on the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Tuesday, beginning one of the final steps in the long ...

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama toss shovels of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on September 28, 2021. AP ...

After a series of starts and stops and a lengthy legal battle over construction clearance, Barack Obama’s presidential library is pressing ahead today. A livestream ceremony is underway at the ...

The Obama Presidential Center and its accompanying library will finally have a groundbreaking ceremony in Chicago in late September 2021. The events will be divided into two days, concluding with ...

The Obama Foundation will be headquartered from the site, as well as a public meeting space, an athletic center and a branch of the Chicago Public Library.

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will oversee the groundbreaking of the Obama Presidential Center next week, according to a new video from the former first couple ...