Illinois and Lincoln's Bicentennial

[diddyriddick]

Originally Posted by tackitt27

Obama is a state senator to Washington DC, so he serves the whole state I guess you could say. Springfield is smack dab in the middle of the state. About 2 and 1/2 hours from Chicago would be my guess.

To clarify...Obama is a US Senator who is elected at-large by the voters of Illinois, and represents the whole state under the US Constitution. In Texas the equivalent would be Kay Bailey Hutchison.

A state Senator would only serve a specific district of the state of Illinois, and would represent his district in Springfield.

[Glorybound]

30th IL thanks for posting the list of which site is open and when. I am particularly interested in Lincoln's tomb, and the law offices. It's too darned bad that all those other places have to shut their doors. I'm not an Illini and I don't know much about Blagojavich, so I feel I can't criticise him at this point. Thanks again.

Respectfully,
Leland

[ole]

Originally Posted by Glorybound

30th IL thanks for posting the list of which site is open and when. I am particularly interested in Lincoln's tomb, and the law offices. It's too darned bad that all those other places have to shut their doors. I'm not an Illini and I don't know much about Blagojavich, so I feel I can't criticise him at this point. Thanks again.

Respectfully,
Leland

You are cordially invited to diss Blago all you'd like. ole