The impecabbly-decorated Treaty Room was where former President Barack Obama did most of his late night work, and watched a lot of basketball games!

Before moving to Washington, D.C., the Obamas spent their early years in Chicago, where Barack served as a state senator after marrying Michelle on Oct. 3, 1992. The pair welcomed their first child, ...

Barack Obama used a viral NBA All-Star moment to extend a public invitation. The former president attended the 2026 NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome with Michelle Obama, where cameras showed him ...

In 2012 and 2013, Trump repeatedly insinuated that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran to shore up his re-election effort and to distract from his supposed faults as a leader.

As America turns 250 years old in 2026, CBS News Chicago is looking back at two presidents who called Illinois home.

Former President Barack Obama this past weekend shared new information and new views inside the Obama Presidential Center.

In the years since leaving the White House, people have been talking — analyzing body language, tracking solo appearances by Barack and Michelle Obama, quietly […] ‘It’s Not a Joke’: Barack Obama’s St ...

Former President Barack Obama is urging Democrats to channel the spirit of Bad Bunny’s halftime show in the fight against ...

In March 2007, Jackson pledged his support for Barack Obama's campaign to become the first African American in the White ...

A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” ...

As Black History Month wraps up, this week’s Monument Moment spotlights a more than 130-year-old cathedral in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood near Pullman—once home to a young community organizer, ...

The NBA All-Star Game is usually about highlights, celebrity sightings, and unforgettable plays. This year, it also prompted reflection from a former United States president.