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Bono Pays Tribute to Michelle Obama With Surprise 'City of Blinding Lights' Lyric Change After Slur Controversy

Bono delivered a personalised rendition of 'City of Blinding Lights' to honour Michelle Obama at the Obama Presidential Center, amidst controversy from a conspiracy theory about the former First Lady.

International Business Times UK · Jun 18

Obama Presidential Center Opens with Star-Studded Line-Up as Trump May Likely Miss Historic Chicago Event

The Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago, featuring music legends and celebrities, marking a cultural landmark and community hub. The event coincides with a Juneteenth celebration.

International Business Times UK · Jun 17

In a city with an iconic skyline, the Obama presidential museum aims to reshape Chicago architecture

Crews are putting the finishing touches on the Obama Presidential Center ahead of the official public opening in Chicago on Juneteenth

The Independent UK · May 29

Pulse of the Heartland: South Shore voters hope Obama center brings change to believe in — but they take nothing for granted

South Shore was long seen as a “first-house neighborhood” for middle-class residents, and it saw one of its favorite daughters go to the White House as first lady. Residents now hope the nearby Obama Presidential Center will make it “an area where people want to move into.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 3, 2022

Reflections on the promise of the Obama Presidential Center

Projects such as the Obama Center are always about some golden future time, and they’re built on promises, wishes, and hopes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2022

Obama Presidential Center makes progress in building talent pipeline from South and West Side residents, report shows

CHICAGO — Mamon Powers, Jr. always envisioned being in business because that’s how he grew up, being surrounded by businessmen in the home and the community. But then again by the time he was 15, he was running his own carpentry crew on construction sites.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 25, 2022

Barack Obama honours late mother on his 61st birthday with water garden named after her

“I could picture her sitting on one of the benches on a nice summer afternoon, smiling and watching a bunch of kids running through the fountain,” he says.

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

Lawsuit blocking construction of Obama Presidential Center in Chicago park is thrown out

‘This is not the end of the road,’ the president of the Protect Our Parks groups said

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

Lawsuit over Obama Presidential Center’s construction in Chicago’s Jackson Park has been dismissed

CHICAGO — A lawsuit that aimed to stop the Obama Presidential Center from being built in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park has been dismissed by a federal judge.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 30, 2022

Obama Presidential Center will have space named for Hadiya Pendleton, murdered South Side teen

Pendleton was caught in gang gunfire on Jan. 29, 2013, days after traveling to Washington to celebrate President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 29, 2022