A 53-year-old construction worker who fell several floors into a ventilation duct at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago ...

2007: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency outside the Old State Capitol in Springfield, which ...

The lawsuit alleges race discrimination, claiming the engineering company falsely singled out the minority-owned II for One ...

The construction of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has been delayed due to a racial discrimination lawsuit.

New York-based Thornton Tomasetti denied the allegations and accused the subcontractor of shoddy work that caused cost overruns.

A federal lawsuit was filed earlier in January, accusing a New York-based construction company of discriminatory actions.

Hadiya Pendleton, who was 15 when she was shot and killed, performed at former President Obama's inauguration events just ...

A Chicago-based subcontractor is suing one of the firms involved in managing the construction of the Obama Presidential Center for $40 million, claiming racial discriminatory practices forced the ...

The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as ...

A subcontractor is suing the firm managing engineering and design services for the ongoing project, alleging racial ...

Sen. Barack Obama announces his candidacy for President of the United States at the Old State Capitol in Springfield on Feb. 10, 2007. (Pete Souza/Chicago Tribune) 2007: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 10, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...