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Obama Presidential Center live updates as Chicagoans gather at opening of library, museum and community center

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On the Midway Plaisance near Dorchester Avenue, a jubilant celebration with old-school jams was well under way at 10 a.m. ahead of the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony watch party. For many, this was about more than a building. It was about seeing a community that shaped a president take its place on the world … Read more

Chicagoans in Puerto Vallarta describe unrest after killing of cartel leader

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Violence erupted at a popular tourist destination in Mexico after the military said it killed one of the country’s most wanted drug cartel leaders on Sunday. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico on Sunday told Americans to shelter in place because of the violence that has unfolded in response to the killing of the cartel boss known … Read more