Illinois, United States - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Illinois, United States Index / Locations Transcripts Ken Salazar ...met Barack Obama. After his primary in Illinois where he came out on top, we would d... ...and only two Democrats—Barack Obama in Illinois , and myself from the State o... ...based on the population of the state. Illinois had more people than Colorado, s... ...probably having been a senator from Illinois . We have very few public lands. So i... Bess Evans ...played out. I grew up in Evanston, Illinois , which is the first suburb north o... ...went to college, moving from Evanston, Illinois —which is a very progressiv... ...as my friends and family back home in Illinois take voting. A lot of people do it... Marilynne Robinson ...in a way that somebody from Chicago [ Illinois ] might be under other circumstances. ... ...National Convention, Chicago, Illinois ] or anything. [Laughs] You know what ... Andrew Stern ...some childcare and home care issues in Illinois . He had been our champion. People wer... ...supporting him. He fought with us in Illinois all the time, and then as he wen... Gloria Borland ...when he was a new senator from Chicago, Illinois . And he also mentored – Senator Inouy... ...he's supposed to be the Senator from Illinois . Why is he crying over the Senato... Neil Abercrombie ...of a sudden, one time I'm reading about Illinois and I see Barack Obama in there. I'... ...equivalent to to find out who covered Illinois and got that blurb in there abou... ...I, when he got elected to the Senate in Illinois . He came out here for Christmas. He'... ...guy gets elected to the Senate from Illinois . He agreed. He's coming out to se... ...nobody comes? I've just elected out of Illinois . I'm back to Hawaii. I've go... ...I remember talking to my friends from Illinois , Jerry Costello in particular, fro... ...Costello in particular, from southern Illinois . Costello, Great guy. Love Jerry... ...that he'd run. The guys from southern Illinois that I knew – when I said to him, "Yo... ..."Well, he's coming down to your area; Illinois , Ohio, that whole area there, which i... Show more... Kēhaulani Lum ...remember when he was in the house--the Illinois house, that he was on the road a lo... Dan Hale ...my mother is Jane Hale. She came from Illinois . My parents met in college at th... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Healthcare Healthcare go to the Immigration Immigration go to the Financial Crisis and the Economy Financial Crisis and the Economy go to the LGBTQ Policy LGBTQ Policy go to the Veterans Veterans