Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama in Chicago for 3rd annual 'Obama Foundation Summit'

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Sunday, October 27, 2019
Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama in Chicago for 3rd annual 'Obama Foundation Summit'
The two-day event kicks off Monday at Illinois Institute of Technology in Bronzeville on the South side and will feature civil rights activists and celebrities.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former President and First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama will be in Chicago this week for the third annual Obama Foundation Summit.

The two-day event kicks off Monday at Illinois Institute of Technology in Bronzeville on the South side and will feature civil rights activists and celebrities.

This year's event will showcase a 3-D version of the Obama Presidential Center and how it connects to a growing global network of leaders, rooted in the community-focused and community-organizing legacy of Chicago.

The plans for the center are currently under federal review.

For more about the Obama Foundation, visit their website: www.obama.org.

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