President Barack Obama, back in Chicago for a rare two-day trip home, has a busy day of fundraisers on tap today in the city.
The President left his residence in the Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side in his official limo at 11:37 a.m. for the first of five events, a closed fundraising roundtable for 25 people at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Chicago. Tickets cost $40,000 per person for the roundtable, according to a campaign official.
A few people sat on the front steps of their brick homes to watch their famous neighbor leave, and others walking dogs stood behind barriers to look on, according to pool reports. Groups of people gathered along Lake Shore Drive as the motorcade came past. What appeared to be three military cadets stood to attention and saluted the commander-in-chief, and the crowds got larger downtown, where the president arrived around 11:50 a.m.
The next event on the schedule is a Gen44 reception with approximately 1,000 people at the Bridgeport Arts Center. Tickets for that event start at $51 per person, the campaign said.
Following the Gen44 event, Obama will deliver remarks at a fundraiser at his Kenwood home for about 100 people where tickets again cost $40,000 per person.
The president will then deliver remarks to about 200 people at a private home in the Hyde Park neighborhood where tickets cost $5,000 per person, and later in the evening will take part in another $1,000 per person event for about 400 people at a private home in Chicago.
Proceeds from Sunday's events will go to the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of Obama for America, the Democratic National Committee and several state Democratic parties, according to his campaign.
The president's family is not with him in Chicago. The first lady is attending events in Colorado and their two daughters were attending summer camp.
The president arrived in Chicago at O'Hare International Airport about 2:15 p.m. Saturday, had a regular meeting with his campaign staff at his campaign headquarters downtown, and later had dinner with friends at Piccolo Sogno Due restaurant in the River North neighborhood.
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The President left his residence in the Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side in his official limo at 11:37 a.m. for the first of five events, a closed fundraising roundtable for 25 people at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Chicago. Tickets cost $40,000 per person for the roundtable, according to a campaign official.
A few people sat on the front steps of their brick homes to watch their famous neighbor leave, and others walking dogs stood behind barriers to look on, according to pool reports. Groups of people gathered along Lake Shore Drive as the motorcade came past. What appeared to be three military cadets stood to attention and saluted the commander-in-chief, and the crowds got larger downtown, where the president arrived around 11:50 a.m.
The next event on the schedule is a Gen44 reception with approximately 1,000 people at the Bridgeport Arts Center. Tickets for that event start at $51 per person, the campaign said.
Following the Gen44 event, Obama will deliver remarks at a fundraiser at his Kenwood home for about 100 people where tickets again cost $40,000 per person.
The president will then deliver remarks to about 200 people at a private home in the Hyde Park neighborhood where tickets cost $5,000 per person, and later in the evening will take part in another $1,000 per person event for about 400 people at a private home in Chicago.
Proceeds from Sunday's events will go to the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of Obama for America, the Democratic National Committee and several state Democratic parties, according to his campaign.
The president's family is not with him in Chicago. The first lady is attending events in Colorado and their two daughters were attending summer camp.
The president arrived in Chicago at O'Hare International Airport about 2:15 p.m. Saturday, had a regular meeting with his campaign staff at his campaign headquarters downtown, and later had dinner with friends at Piccolo Sogno Due restaurant in the River North neighborhood.
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Twitter: @ChicagoBreaking