Peoria, IL - Obama Presidency Oral History

Peoria, IL

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Ray LaHood

...the politics of our times. I was in Peoria , Illinois, where my home is, and I wa...
...watching on television in my home in Peoria that night, with the expectation tha...
...the Senate, I was in the US House from Peoria and he was obviously from Chicago. ...
...he called me. My cellphone rang. I'm in Peoria . It's a few days after he's elected t...
...this is Barack Obama. I'm on my way to Peoria in a few days. I'd like to sit down an...

...his phone call. Senator Obama came to Peoria . We met in my congressional office i...
...in my congressional office in downtown Peoria . We talked for ninety minutes abou...
...in December and drove to Chicago, from Peoria to Chicago. I had no idea whethe...
...at that moment, for a Republican from Peoria , and someone who had served i...
...though. How long is the drive from Peoria to Chicago? Three hours. On a cold...
...how we spent our time, went back to Peoria for the holidays, and then came back t...
...day before. And it was a big deal for Peoria . Peoria, my hometown where I—born an...
...And it was a big deal for Peoria. Peoria , my hometown where I—born and raise...
...where I—born and raised and grew up— Peoria 's the place that helped me launch m...
...went to Bradley University, which is in Peoria . We met there. We were married whil...
...including my mid-size, small town of Peoria , but you know—and it's just—it's wha...

Rahm Emanuel

...LaHood. Congressman Ray LaHood. Yeah, Peoria . I said, “Ray is a dear friend o...

John Cullerton

...the most part. But you had Rockford, Peoria , East St. Louis area that would b...

Daniel Shomon

...there's large Black populations in Peoria , Rockford, Champaign. And we had t...