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| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | WLS AM | The Obama Presidential Center will be dedicated Thursday. Here’s what to expect | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/18/the-obama-presidential-center-will-be-dedicated-thursday-heres-what-to-expect/ | Nearly a decade in the making, the Obama Presidential Center will have a star- studded dedication ceremony Thursday. The [ grand opening ][1] , which will host “global leaders, artists, changemakers, and citizens,” will feature musical performances and appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera and John Legend, among others. Every … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | NBC Local | Iconic Chicago Museum of Science Industry closed Thursday; open for free day Friday | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/museum-of-science-and-industry-to-close-on-opening-day-of-obama-presidential-center-2/3950444/ | **_Editor's Note: The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago officially opens to the public on Juneteenth, with a star-studded grand opening ceremony Thursday.[ The grand opening ceremony ][1] will be streamed in the player above and on the NBC Chicago streaming channel starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, with continuing coverage on … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Ex-suburban Chicago officer sentenced in traffic stop corruption case | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suburban-chicago-officer-sentenced-traffic-stop-corruption-case | #### The Brief * * A former Phoenix, Illinois, police officer was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for a corruption scheme involving traffic stops. * Prosecutors said he and another officer solicited cash and drugs from people in exchange for favorable treatment. * A jury … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | The long wait for sewer system fixes | https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/06/18/flooding-obama-presidential-center-mayor-brandon-johnson | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ### Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 **Below** : Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration says it will spend more than $520 … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | chicago-contrarian | Chicago Mayor Sorely Mistaken on Musk, Wealthy | https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-mayor-mistaken-musk-wealthy | **_Chicago could use a few more billionaires and perhaps a trillionaire_ ** Mayor Brandon Johnson’s career in public office has been built on bizarre rants and imprudent public statements. Since he became a Cook County Commissioner in 2018, Johnson has excused the looting of Michigan Avenue retail stores as the … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | CBS Local | Riot Fest announces daily lineups for 2026 festival | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/riot-fest-daily-lineups-2026/ | Riot Fest announced its 2026 festival daily lineup on Thursday. Twenty One Pilots and Iggy Pop will headline Friday night, Tool and Morrissey are among the headliners on Saturday, and Alanis Morissette will headline on Sunday. The annual music festival, held in Douglass Park in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood, … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Man Charged With Hate Crime, Arson After Grant Park Cross-Burning | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/man-charged-with-hate-crime-arson-after-grant-park-cross-burning/ | DOWNTOWN — A 21-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies, including two counts of committing a hate crime, after last week’s cross-burning in Grant Park. Merlin Lu was arrested Monday. He’s been charged with four felonies — the hate crime charges, damage to property and arson — and four … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Plot Twist Books Launches Bookmobile To Boost Business On NW Side | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/plot-twist-books-launches-bookmobile-to-boost-business-on-nw-side/ | JEFFERSON PARK — A Jefferson Park book store is combatting its summer slump by taking to the streets. Penny Holland, the owner of [ Plot Twist Used Books ][172] at 5938 W. Lawrence Ave., launched the Plot Twist Bookmobile at the Portage Park Farmers Market this month. Holland spent months … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Chicago’s ‘Godfather Of Neon’ Is Still Lighting Up The City After 40 Years In Business | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/chicagos-godfather-of-neon-is-still-lighting-up-the-city-after-40-years-in-business/ | BUCKTOWN — Tom Brickler and his employee, Yaelin Kim, were about to head out of town for a job in Michigan this spring when a customer walked into their Bucktown neon shop with an urgent request. Could they repair a large, red neon letter “Y” by that evening? Brickler was … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Black Cowboys Return To South Shore For Father’s Day Rodeo | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/chicagos-black-cowboys-return-to-south-shore-for-fathers-day-rodeo/ | SOUTH SHORE — A staple of South Shore’s summertime returns this weekend, as local Black cowboys will mount up for their annual horse rodeo. The 37th annual [ Speed and Action Rodeo Horse Show ][132] is 2-9 p.m. Sunday at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive. … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Pride Fest Returns This Weekend With Durand Bernarr, G Flip, Drag Shows And More | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/pride-fest-returns-this-weekend-with-durand-bernarr-g-flip-drag-shows-and-more/ | ![][117] CHICAGO — Pride Fest is returning this weekend with performances from musicians Durand Bernarr and G Flip, drag performers Miz Cracker and Yvie Oddly and more. The annual event — which is celebrating its 25th year — is a major celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride held in the city’s Northalsted … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Marist High School Student Collecting Luggage To Help Foster Kids Move With Dignity | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/marist-high-school-student-collecting-luggage-to-help-foster-kids-move-with-dignity/ | BEVERLY — Eagle Scout candidate and Beverly resident Grayson Herr is organizing a community-wide luggage drive so foster children can navigate difficult transitions between homes with respect. Herr hopes that donors can ultimately provide [ Lutheran Child and Family Services ][103] in Joliet with 200 suitcases. People can donate luggage … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Chicago’s Dyke March Is Back After 6-Year Hiatus | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/chicagos-dyke-march-is-back-after-6-year-hiatus/ | ![][83] PILSEN — The Chicago Dyke March is returning for the first time in six years — and just in time to mark the protest and celebration’s 30th anniversary. The Dyke March and Rally kicks off 1 p.m. June 27 near Dvorak Park — the official starting location has yet … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Watch The Obama Center Concert Livestream Here | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/watch-the-obama-center-concert-livestream-here/ | CHICAGO — The Obama Presidential Center’s [ grand opening ceremony ][70] begins 11 a.m. Thursday live from John Lewis Plaza outside the new center at 6001 S. Stony Island Ave. in Woodlawn. The event is invite-only and sold-out, but you can watch the star-studded event [ here ][71] or below: … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | block-club-chicago | 28 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Pride Fest, Juneteenth And Obama Center Open House | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/28-things-to-do-in-chicago-this-weekend-pride-fest-juneteenth-and-obama-center-open-house/ | ![][1] CHICAGO — Hyde Park is welcoming the Obama Presidential Center to the neighborhood with the museum’s grand opening. The Obama Center is hosting a weekend-long open house where families are invited to explore the grounds while enjoying live performances, art workshops, family activities and more. Pride Fest, a celebration … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | ABC Local | US Mint in Philadelphia strikes commemorative coins for 2026 FIFA World Cup | https://6abc.com/post/us-mint-philadelphia-strikes-limited-edition-commemorative-coins-2026-fifa-world-cup/19321753/ | PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The 2026 FIFA World Cup is now being immortalized with its own set of commemorative coins. Workers at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia are inspecting the coins before their official release. Authorized by Congress, each coin is crafted to be rich in symbolic history and cultural significance, … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | WBEZ | Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman are having a ball staging the new musical “Iceboy!” — even if his songs got cut | https://www.wbez.org/theater-stages/2026/06/18/iceboy-nick-offerman-megan-mullally-goodman-theatre | Spoiler alert: Actors Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are in love. Perhaps that shouldn’t be surprising, as the celebrity duo have been in a very public marriage for 26 years. In the new world premiere musical “IceBoy!” opening June 20 at the Goodman Theatre, the two don’t couple up — … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | WBEZ | Opening Day for the Obamas, as Democratic elites gather for historic presidential center opening | https://www.wbez.org/politics/2026/06/18/obama-presidential-center-opening-jackson-park | All eyes are on Chicago on Thursday, as top Democrats, operatives and musical legends arrive to celebrate Barack Obama’s namesake presidential center in the city where the nation’s first Black president launched his political career. The former president and first lady Michelle Obama are back in their hometown for the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | NBC Local | Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago: Who's performing, where the museum is located and more | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/obama-presidential-center-grand-opening-ceremony-who-is-performing-where-museum-is-located/3950424/ | Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening the highly anticipated, $850 million presidential center and museum in Chicago. [ The Obama Presidential Center, ][7] at 6001 S. Stony Island Ave. on Chicago's South Side, officially opens to the public Friday, with … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 18, 2026 | NBC Local | Watch Live: Obama Presidential Center's star-studded grand opening ceremony | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-live-obama-presidential-centers-star-studded-grand-opening-ceremony/3950442/ | _NOTE: A live stream of the festivities will appear in the player above starting at 8 a.m. CT. The event itself will kick off at 11 a.m. This stream will continue until 1 p.m._ The Obama Presidential Center's star-studded [ grand opening ceremony ][1] is set to begin Thursday, bringing … |