Post by Logan on Dec 23, 2016 6:56:26 GMT -6
Obama to give final speech of presidency in Chicago next month
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is planning to deliver the final speech of his presidency at McCormick Place in Chicago the week of Jan. 9.
Obama’s homecoming, first reported by Politico Illinois and confirmed by the Chicago Sun-Times, comes days before he leaves office after eight years on Jan. 20.
While Obama will remain living in Washington in the short term, his Obama Center museum and library will be located in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side.
Obama celebrated his second-term election in 2012 at McCormick Place with a big rally with supporters.
Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-to-deliver-his-final-speech-in-chicago-next-month/
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is planning to deliver the final speech of his presidency at McCormick Place in Chicago the week of Jan. 9.
Obama’s homecoming, first reported by Politico Illinois and confirmed by the Chicago Sun-Times, comes days before he leaves office after eight years on Jan. 20.
While Obama will remain living in Washington in the short term, his Obama Center museum and library will be located in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side.
Obama celebrated his second-term election in 2012 at McCormick Place with a big rally with supporters.
Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-to-deliver-his-final-speech-in-chicago-next-month/