Lenora “Nook” Hamer Flakes was a lifelong resident of Ruleville, Mississippi. According to Mississippi Today, she worked as ...

Former first lady Michelle Obama said in a new interview that the country is moving toward the direction of having a woman president — taking a softer approach after previously saying the country is ...

Supporting Obamacare without the Hyde Amendment ended pro-life Democrats in 2010. What will happen to Republicans debating ...

The foundation stressed on Sunday that the prize cannot "even symbolically, be passed on or further distributed" to someone ...

Illinois Republicans blast Obama Presidential Library's 'anti-racism' hiring requirements as divisive, arguing the project ...

Obama Presidential Center opens June in Chicago with anti-racism commitment for all hires, contrasting President Donald Trump ...

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on: Barnes & Noble To Open Largest Chicago ...

Former President Obama is calling on Chicago residents to join the team behind the new South Side Presidential Center.

Applications were open Tuesday to work at the Obama Presidential Center, which is looking for 150 new full-time employees to be ready when it opens later this year. The jobs are in visitor experience, ...

In partnership with The Repository, every Monday, Stark Community Foundation highlights positive happenings in our community. Here’s to Good News Mondays! John McGrath, former Stark State College ...

Chicago faces — and braces — for another new year. What will 2026 bring architecturally? Here’s my annual look at the year ahead. The centerpiece of the Obama Presidential Center will be the 225-foot ...

Detroit has its first new mayor in 12 years. Mary Sheffield took the oath of office in a ceremony at 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, becoming the city’s first woman ...