President Barack Obama honored the Dallas Mavericks this afternoon, but he was still able to sneak in some love for the Chicago Bulls. more ›

Remember 2008? Remember election night? President Obama's first 2012 campaign video wants you to think about Nov. 4, 2008. more ›

Common sat down with Jon Stewart this week and talked about the media firestorm surrounding his White House visit back in May. more ›

On Friday presidential contender Mitt Romney visited Gino's East and afterward sent his deep-dish leftovers to Obama's Chicago election headquarters as a prank. We're confused. How is that funny? Hey Mitt, is your refrigerator running? Do you have Prince Albert in a can? more ›

This photo showing President Obama, Vice President Biden and members of the National Security team watching the raid on Osama bin Laden's hiding place in real time has been making the media rounds. It's an amazing shot bby White House photographer Pete Souza that perfectly captures the gravity of the raid and the emotions in the Situation Room. The eyes immediately focus on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's look of shock as the raid unfolds. Look to the left and see the President and Vice President both watching the raid with grim determination more ›

As you may have noticed, we're all aflutter with Presidential Hometown Birthday Celebration fever. We're not alone in our enjoyment - the Republican National Committee has released a series of poorly photoshopped series of birthday cards "celebrating" the event with "humor" in the never-ending effort to squeeze a few bucks out of donors. more ›

As thousands of Tea Partiers gather at plazas and federal buildings across the country today, the focus of their ire has posted his own tax documentation for all to inspect. President Obama has released his and Michelle's 2009 tax return on The White House website [link to the .pdf here] along with Vice President Biden and his wife Jill's. more ›

This week, we're counting down the top 9 stories of 2009 according to the Chicagoist staff. more ›

Rachel Maddow talked about it last night. Eric Zorn's discussing it today. And in case you haven't seen it from those two yet, allow us to be the first to bring you the newest potential threat on the life of the President of the United States of America - direct from the pages of the Bible. more ›

There's been much speculation over the past day or two whether or not President Obama will be visiting Copenhagen ahead of the October 2nd IOC vote for the 2016 Summer Olympics host city. Speculation heightened when Mayor Daley, at a press conference this morning, made a reference to a phone call he received from Obama. Now come reports that an Obama is going to Copenhagen, it's just not the one everyone assumed it would be. Instead, First Lady Michelle Obama will take on diplomatic duties in Denmark, helping make a final pitch in the name of Chicago. While the First Lady certainly will make a good impression on the IOC with her dignity and grace, one can't help but wonder if anything less than the President himself matters to the IOC. We also wouldn't be that surprised if the President himself still manages to make the trip, though he claims the fight for his health care reform is what might keep him stateside. more ›

Now that the unpleasantness has been taken care of, it's safe for President Barack Obama to return to Springfield without too much of a fear of taint. Obama will be in Springfield next Thursday, February 12, to celebrate Lincoln's 200th birthday. From announcing his candidacy on the steps of the state capitol (exactly where Lincoln delivered his famed House Divided speech), to the concert at the Lincoln Memorial, to replicating the Lincoln's at his inaugural luncheon, Obama has been a very vocal fan and studier of Honest Abe, so his birthday visit surprises absolutely no one. According to Sen. Dick Durbin's office, President Obama will be attending the Abraham Lincoln Association's annual Lincoln birthday banquet. In a statement, Sen. Durbin said, "Last week, our state proudly looked to Washington once again as another son of Illinois took the presidential oath of office. As our country's economic challenges grow, President Barack Obama will be called on to show leadership and courage similar to that shown by Lincoln during one of the most difficult periods in our history." In case you missed it, check out yesterday's interview of President Obama with NBC's Matt Lauer from the Super Bowl pre-game show. more ›

The time is upon us and we're not too long away from the swearing-in. Several Chicagoist writers (including myself) are down at the Capitol right now watching the festivities and we'll have a ton of pics and reports to bring you later. Our friends over at sister site DCist are live-blogging the events, so swing by there to check out the blow-by-blow account and then head back here to share your comments and feelings about the inauguration. more ›

Though Oprah promised not to use her show as a pulpit for the Obama campaign, she didn't say anything about throwing a house party for his win! After her star-studded "get out the vote" party on yesterday's show, the Big O headed down to Grant Park to cheer on our newly-elected president that she'd supported all along. more ›