Tag: Chicago
President Obama, a White Sox Fan, Welcomes the Cubs to the White House
WASHINGTON — The team that wins the World Series typically visits the White House during the subsequent baseball season. But President Obama wanted none of that tradition. With his presidency down to its final week, and the start of the 2017 season still more than two months away, Mr. Obama arranged for the Chicago Cubs to celebrate on Monday….
For Many on Chicago’s South Side, Obama’s Farewell Will Be Personal
CHICAGO — If the metal barricades, “Do Not Enter” signs and lurking Secret Service agents were a bother the past eight years in the Hyde Park-Kenwood area — the South Side neighborhood where President Obama still owns a house, but rarely has been home — residents are not complaining. “All that’s been fine, really. You get used to it,”…