The Obama Presidential Center will hold a grand opening ceremony this week, with what organizers say will be “legendary performances by global icons and powerful remarks from today’s most prominent voices.”
With tickets to the big event already sold out, those who can’t make it in person will still be able to watch the event live as it happens.
The ceremony is set to take place Thursday on the center’s John Lewis Plaza.
NBC Chicago will offer a live feed of the festivities from 8-10:30 a.m. on the NBC Chicago 24/7 streaming channel and our app. Beginning at 10:30 a.m., coverage will appear on television as well, continuing through 1 p.m.
Telemundo Chicago will also offer a live stream of the event in Spanish from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Telemundo Chicago app.
The former president and former first lady Michelle Obama are both in Chicago for the grand opening and they are expected to be joined by a host of dignitaries for the ceremony.
Both toured the sprawling $850 million campus, which includes campaign memorabilia, presidential artifacts, a Chicago Public Library branch a full-size basketball court and more.
The presidential center will open to the public on Friday, the culmination of more than a decade of work to bring the facility to life.
Multiple road closures were in effect starting Monday morning in Chicago in preparation for the event.
The following street closures went into effect at 6 a.m. Monday and last for five days.
Midway Plaisance from Dorchester Ave. to Stony Island Ave. Blackstone Ave. from 59th St. to Midway Plaisance Cornell Dr. from Stony Island Ave. to 57th St. Stony Island Ave from Midway Plaisance to 63rd St. Stony Island Ave. northbound from 59th to 57th St. 59th St. eastbound from Harper Ave. to Stony Island Ave. Barack Obama Jun 15Official portrait of the Obamas unveiled for their new presidential center in Chicago
Barack Obama Jun 15Multiple road closures in effect as Obama Presidential Center in Chicago prepares to open
Barack Obama Jun 14Former President Obama arrives in Chicago ahead of presidential center opening
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