OBAMA HERE OCT. 9 FOR DUCKWORTH
President Barack Obama will return to Chicago’s South Side on Oct. 9 to headline a fundraiser to benefit U. S. Senate candidate Rep. Tammy Duckworth, who is running against incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk, R- Ill., for the seat Obama once held.
The hosts are Obama Foundation chair Martin Nesbitt, and his wife, physician Anita Blanchard; Theaster Gates, an artist and professor; and Democratic activist John Atkinson and his wife, Bonnie.
The afternoon event will be at the Stony Island Arts Bank, an arts and cultural center founded by Gates, at 6760 S. Stony Island Ave, Chicago.
The price tiers start at $ 1,000 for an individual donation to $ 12,700 in a pledged contribution or a promise to raise that much from other people. Top givers and raisers get a VIP reception and a photo.