U.S. Archivist Colleen Shoga told the Chicago Sun-Times in August 2023 about the Obama Library in Hoffman Estates: "The plan is to digitalize the documents and then be able to pack up and move ...

DOGE has terminated the lease at the Obama Presidential Library site, although it is unlikely to impact operations there since it is due to shutter later this year and move to Maryland.

Obama pushed to have his center - which will be more than a traditional presidential library - built in the historic area, finally winning approval. Ground was broken in September 2021.

The lease was set to expire this year and the library is moving to Maryland. The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has canceled the lease for the Barack Obama ...

The center aims to honor the political career of former President Barack Obama and will consist of a 235-foot tower museum, a branch of the Chicago Public Library and conference facilities ...

The Department of Government Efficiency recently claimed to end an annual $1.48 million lease of a Hoffman Estates building as the temporary archive of the Barack Obama Presidential Library ...

MAGA enthusiasts hailed news from Elon Musk that the Department of Government Efficiency had terminated the lease at the Barack Obama Presidential Library site. But it appears to be nothing more ...