Obama and Family are spending Memorial Day in Chicago...
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He said after winning the presidency that the South Side of Chicago would be his "Kennebunkport," a reference to former President George H.W. Bush's summer retreat in Maine.
But trips to Chicago have been scarce.
First lady Michelle Obama has said their two daughters' schedules -- extracurricular activities, sleepovers and friends visiting from Chicago -- are among the reasons they haven't returned more often.
Another concern is disruption, she has said. The first lady, remembering the Valentine's Day visit in 2009, said "we shut down Lake Shore Drive and shut down our neighbors."
--Katherine Skiba
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and his family are heading home to Chicago for the Memorial Day weekend, an administration official said today.
The first family will arrive Thursday and stay until Monday, the official said.
The president will participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, the official said. The cemetery is about 50 miles south of Chicago.
Last year Obama marked Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. This year, Vice President Joseph Biden will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony there, the official said.
Obama has visited the Windy City three prior times as president. His first trip in February 2009 was for three nights; trips last June and July were in-and-out visits for part of the day.The first family will arrive Thursday and stay until Monday, the official said.
The president will participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, the official said. The cemetery is about 50 miles south of Chicago.
Last year Obama marked Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. This year, Vice President Joseph Biden will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony there, the official said.
He said after winning the presidency that the South Side of Chicago would be his "Kennebunkport," a reference to former President George H.W. Bush's summer retreat in Maine.
But trips to Chicago have been scarce.
First lady Michelle Obama has said their two daughters' schedules -- extracurricular activities, sleepovers and friends visiting from Chicago -- are among the reasons they haven't returned more often.
Another concern is disruption, she has said. The first lady, remembering the Valentine's Day visit in 2009, said "we shut down Lake Shore Drive and shut down our neighbors."
--Katherine Skiba
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