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

Columbia University on Feb. 17 announced that the Obama Presidency Oral History archive—compiled from hundreds of interviews with people reflecting on Obama’s historic presidency, as well as the lives ...

February 9, 2008 - With nearly two-thirds of the vote, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois won Nebraska’s first Democratic caucus in February, 2008. The win in Nebraska, along with wins in Louisiana and ...

On the last day of Black History Month, Barack Obama's quote highlights the importance of civic engagement and personal responsibility.

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, ...