Construction costs for former President Barack Obama's Chicago presidential center reached $615 million in 2024, far surpassing the original $300 million estimate.

The Obama Presidential Center is facing fresh scrutiny over its failure to fund a promised $470 million taxpayer safety net as part of a deal with Chicago

Interactive center in Chicago is now expected to cost more than double the initial $300- million estimate, says the latest financial report from its non-profit owner.

We’re seeing politicians target civil society, undermine freedom of the press, weaponize the justice system. And no one is being spared. Even countries that thought they were immune from wholesale assaults on democracy now understand that we’re all part of one struggle.

Americans view former president Barack Obama much more favorably than President Donald Trump, according to a new poll.

The poll found that 42 percent of Americans said they view Trump favorably, while 57 percent said they view him unfavorably, leaving the president with a net favorability -15 points. In the same poll, 57 percent of Americans said they view Obama favorably with 40 percent saying they view him unfavorably, giving him a net favorability of +17.

NBC Chicago on Tuesday was given an up close and personal look at the grounds of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park neighborhood.