Hyde Park, Woodlawn and South Shore hope to attract tourists visiting the Obama Presidential Center

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date June 1, 2026, 11 p.m.
Last Updated June 1, 2026, 11 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/obama-presidential-center-tourism-what-to-do-hyde-park-woodlawn-south-shore/

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The new Barack Obama Presidential Center sits in Jackson Park, along Chicago's lakefront. That's part of Woodlawn, one of three communities immediately adjacent to the towering tribute built to honor the nation's 44th president and his two terms in office. Tourists will, no doubt, flock to the Obam...