"It’s a team sport. If you’re mad about giving up two runs in the 9th, take your ass to go play tennis."
Sam Antonacci after the White Sox blew the lead and came back to win on his walk-off in the 9th.
Chicago native and historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas shares why the opening of the Obama Presidential Center is such a significant moment.
More than a presidential landmark, the Center is a celebration of the South Side’s lasting influence. ✨
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Michelle Obama: We simply don't have the luxury or time to be cynical or complacent, to wring our hands in despair, or to wait for someone else to fix the problem. Hope is all we have, because hope is the essential spark that lights the fire of change. But hope is a choice. Whether or not we use our voices to speak up is a choice. Voting is a choice. Being a decent human being is a choice. Believing that we still hold the power to build a country that reflects us all is a choice.
The Obama Presidential Center grand opening might be the biggest most iconic event the city of Chicago has ever held on the south side…probably since the 1893 World’s Fair. I feel like I could be forgetting something but I can’t think of it
Obama: I am not immune to anger or doubt. But I do know this when we lose faith in each other, when we stop believing that voting matters… we open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless, or the most fearful among us who see some groups and some people as more equal than others and see government as nothing more than a way to divvy up the spoils and punish enemies, and keep those who are different in their place. I do not believe that is the story of America that prevails in the end.
Barack and Michelle reminded us today of what leadership in this nation truly looks like.
What an incredible day for Chicago and for Illinois as we celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.