Obama Center

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The Obama Presidential Center overlooking a developing East Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, symbolizing real estate growth and community change.

Obama Center boosts Chicago South Side real estate, council acts

In East Woodlawn, single-family and multifamily home prices doubled between 2019 and 2025, reaching a median of $440,000, according to The Real Deal .

Rafael Mendoza·June 20, 2026

The newly opened Obama Presidential Center in Chicago stands proudly as a runner celebrates breaking a national record for consecutive marathons nearby.

Neighborhoods

Obama Center opens, celebrating a new landmark for Chicago

As Barack and Michelle Obama unveiled their presidential center in Chicago on June 18, 2026, local runner Joabe Barbosa, 42, completed his 100th consecutive marathon.

Caitlin O'Malley·June 19, 2026