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Obama Praises Chicago As NATO Summit's Host City

AP | Posted 05.21.2012

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CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama has praised Chicago officials and residents for their handling of the NATO summit. Obama spoke about the city durin...

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Michelle Obama Plans Chicago NATO Tour

Posted 05.16.2012

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The First Lady will showcase the Second City to the spouses of visiting dignitaries during the NATO Summit in Chicago on May 20. Michelle Obama has...

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PHOTOS: In Illinois, It's All About The Delegates

AP | By THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 05.16.2012

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CHICAGO -- After two Deep South losses, Mitt Romney is intensifying his campaign efforts in the economically challenged Midwest – a friendly reg...

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Obama Having Big Day

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.16.2012

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CHICAGO — Tweaking Republicans four days before the Illinois primary, President Barack Obama said Friday that the hopefuls campaigning to take h...

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Obama Joins GOP Candidates In Illinois As Primary Nears

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 03.16.2012

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President Barack Obama is embarking on a concentrated one-day fundraising trip, with a stop in his hometown of Chicago and another in Atlanta for a bi...

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WATCH: Obama Explains Political Ideology In 2000

Posted 02.09.2012

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In 2000, Barack Obama, then a state senator, sat down with his two Democratic opponents in a race for the 1st Congressional District in Illinois and d...

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President Obama Chicago-Bound

Posted 12.29.2011

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President Barack Obama is expected to return to his hometown of Chicago on Jan. 11 for a series of fundraisers to support his re-election effort, his ...

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Rahm Vs. Romney: Candidate Issues Anti-Obama Jobs Video, Mayor Hits Back

Posted 10.04.2011

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On the eve of President Obama's 50th birthday, he was in his home town of Chicago, taking a respite from political battles at a fundraiser with some o...

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PHOTOS: Inside President Obama's Chicago Birthday Bash

Posted 10.04.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) — Trying to make up for lost time, President Barack Obama plunged back into his re-election campaign Wednesday, urging supporters not t...

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Obama Hits Chicago Tonight For Birthday Fundraiser Bash

Posted 10.03.2011

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With the debt limit deal complete, even as it has been vigorously criticized by both sides of the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is due to...

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PHOTOS: President Obama's Favorite Chicago Spots

| Ashley Henshaw | Posted 09.15.2011

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As President Obama prepares for his 50th birthday bash in Chicago, some are hoping to catch a glimpse of him without coughing up serious cash. Bec...

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Obama Bringing NATO, G-8 Summits To Chicago

AP | By BEN FELLER | Posted 08.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A senior administration official says President Barack Obama will host the NATO and G-8 summits in his hometown of Chicago next year. T...

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Mitt Romney In Chicago: Sends Obama HQ Leftover Pizza, Says Illinois Is 'In Play' In 2012

Posted 07.27.2011

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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney stopped in Chicago Thursday to raise money, chat with supporters and chow down on some Chicago-style deep ...

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PHOTOS: President Obama's Chicago Trip

Posted 06.15.2011

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President Obama made an estimated $2 million for his reelection campaign while in Chicago Thursday night, but he also had a chance to address dedicate...

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Obama Talks Birthers, The Future & Rahm's 'Creepy' Finger In Chicago

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 06.15.2011

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President Obama received a warm welcome in Chicago Thursday, where he addressed supporters at three fundraisers around the city. First, the presiden...

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Obama's Chicago Trip: Food, Fundraising, Celebrity Supporters

Posted 06.14.2011

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President Obama will return to his hometown of Chicago Thursday afternoon where he will raise some money for his re-election bid, hang with an NBA sta...

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Bulls Star To Join President Obama At Chicago Fundraiser

Posted 06.11.2011

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He's only been in town a few times since taking office, but this week President Obama returns to his adopted hometown of Chicago to kick off his re-el...

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2012 In Sight, Obama Looks Back To Chicago Again

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 06.10.2011

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CHICAGO — President Barack Obama's relationship with his hometown may be best described as a long-distance love affair. He lavishes attention on...

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Barack Obama Looks Back Home Again With 2012 In Sight

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 06.10.2011

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CHICAGO — President Barack Obama's relationship with his hometown may be best described as a long-distance love affair. He lavishes attention on...

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Mayor Daley: There's No 'Chicago Mafia' In The White House

Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley weighed in on his brother's new gig Thursday, and reportedly scoffed at the suggestion that President Obama has install...

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Obama To Chicago Crowd: 'I Need You To Keep On Believing'

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Schoolteacher Jamie Worsek headed to President Barack Obama's get-out-the-vote rally on Saturday, but it wasn't because she's enthusia...

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ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING: Obama Coming Back To Chicago For Dem Rally

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will make a final push for Democrats the weekend before Election Day with campaign stops in four cities. Ob...

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Obama's In Town: Stumping For Alexi Tonight

AP | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Battling to keep his old Senate seat out of GOP hands, President Barack Obama on Thursday recalled the joy that swept his hometown bac...

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Barack Obama As A Young Man

Edward McClelland | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a black candidate, he'd been too embarrassed, to force out phrases like "our community." Finally, he was comfortable in his own skin, now that he'd accepted that the skin was half-white.

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Obama Stumping For Giannoulias In Chicago Next Week

Posted 05.25.2011

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The First Family is about to give Illinois Democrats some extra support in a midterm election season that has been rough for the party across the nati...

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