CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit Saturday evening in Chicago during an event aimed at helping young people make an impact in their communities. Obama dropped by the ...

CHICAGO -- A group of students in Chicago got the surprise of a lifetime! Former President Barack Obama dropped by the Chicago offices of the Obama Foundation Tuesday to surprise a dozen students, ...

*At 12 p.m. EST today (April 24), Barack Obama will take the stage at the University of Chicago marking his return to the spotlight following a three-month vacation. As previously reported, the former ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 28, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1929: The Graf Zeppelin flew over ...

2004: Democrat Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate. In defeating Republican Alan Keyes by the largest margin ever in a Senate contest in Illinois, the 43-year-old Obama became the only African ...

With the Obama Presidential Center set to open next year, Maxwell Evans joins the Block Club Chicago podcast to discuss how ...

Former President Barack Obama is encouraging voters to elect Democratic governors in Virginia and New Jersey in races this Tuesday.