Yes, it is probably going to be at the University of Chicago where he taught (and may teach again - he is a young man still) and I know we are not supposed to post Chicago items in this forum. However, this article about officials in Springfield starting to collect items makes me wonder a little. Obama did start his presidential campaign in Springfield and also introduced his Vice President there. And, of course, you have to at least think about the Lincoln Museum and Library. It would be something quite amazing for the Obama and Lincoln Presidential Libraries to be next to each other.
But, even though it is still highly, highly likely it will be on the South Side of Chicago, there are items in Southern Illinois that people ought to start collecting. For instance, I would love to have the "Pinckneyville Coon Club" sign on Rt. 127 South of Pinckneyville that Obama talked about in the Audacity of Hope (I have hunted out of that club before). What other items in Downstate might people want to collect?
But, even though it is still highly, highly likely it will be on the South Side of Chicago, there are items in Southern Illinois that people ought to start collecting. For instance, I would love to have the "Pinckneyville Coon Club" sign on Rt. 127 South of Pinckneyville that Obama talked about in the Audacity of Hope (I have hunted out of that club before). What other items in Downstate might people want to collect?
