"Ladders of success" and "marriage" were the catchphrases of President Obama's speech on Friday regarding gun violence, family values and the economy at Chicago's Hyde Park Academy. During his ...

Barack and Michelle Obama may no longer live in the White House, but their lives have become more extravagant than ever since leaving office.

Their love story began at a Chicago law firm in 1989, but their real estate story started four years later when the newlyweds dropped anchor in Hyde Park with a 2,200-square-foot condo purchase in ...