Obamas celebrate 17th wedding anniversary with dinner outOctober 3rd, 2009 Obamas celebrate anniversary with dinner outWASHINGTON — There was no trip to New York and no fancy outing as the Obamas celebrated their first wedding anniversary since they moved to the White House. Instead they kept it simple, with a dinner out Saturday night at an elegant, American-fare restaurant near Georgetown.
Chicago police: Gunman fires shot in VA hospital ER, barricades himself in room; no injuriesSeptember 23rd, 2009 Gunman fires shot at Chicago hospital; no injuriesCHICAGO — Officers were negotiating with a man who barricaded himself in a hospital examination room after firing a shot in the emergency room early Wednesday, police said. No one was injured.
Chicago police: Gunman surrenders hours after barricading himself in hospital emergency roomSeptember 23rd, 2009 Man surrenders after standoff at Chicago hospitalCHICAGO — A gunman who fired one round inside a Chicago veterans hospital before barricading himself in the emergency room peacefully surrendered Wednesday after seven hours of negotiations, police said. No one in the hospital was injured.
Chicago police say gunman fires a shot in an emergency room, may be connected to 2 homicidesSeptember 23rd, 2009 Gunman fires shot in Chicago emergency roomCHICAGO — Police in Chicago say they are talking by phone with a gunman who has barricaded himself into a hospital emergency room and may be connected to a double homicide. Police say the man fired a shot into the ceiling of the emergency room at the Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center early Wednesday.
Chicago police say gunman fires a shot, barricades himself in hospital emergency roomSeptember 23rd, 2009 Gunman fires shot at Chicago VA hospitalCHICAGO — Police in Chicago are negotiating with a man who has barricaded himself into a hospital emergency room after firing a shot there. Police news affairs officer Hector Alfaro says SWAT officers were called out after the man walked into the lobby of the Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center around 1:35 a.m.
CAPITAL CULTURE: Since becoming president, Obama spends little time on Chicago's South SideSeptember 21st, 2009 CAPITAL CULTURE: Mr. Obama's Chicago neighborhoodCHICAGO — A jogger has to alter his route because of security barricades.
First family spending the evening in Georgetown with Valerie JarrettSeptember 19th, 2009 Obama, family out in GeorgetownWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, wife Michelle and their two daughters were spending the evening in Georgetown at the home of senior adviser Valerie Jarrett. The Obamas went by to see their old friend Saturday.
Want to be Obama's neighbor? House next to his Chicago home in ritzy neighborhood for saleSeptember 11th, 2009 House next to Obama's Chicago home for saleCHICAGO — If you've got the money, you could be President Barack Obama's neighbor in Chicago. The 17-room house next door to his home in a ritzy neighborhood on the city's south side is on the market.
On vacation, Obamas visit home of friend, adviser Valerie JarrettAugust 26th, 2009 Obamas visit top adviser's home on vacationOAK BLUFFS, Mass. — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are spending the evening at White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett's house around dinnertime.
On vacation, Obamas visit home of friend, adviser Valerie Jarrett, who joins them for dinnerAugust 26th, 2009 Obamas visit top adviser's home, then go to dinnerOAK BLUFFS, Mass. — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visited White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett's house and then accompanied her to a nearby restaurant.
Michelle Obama's mother says White House is very big, very beautiful and her life is wonderfulJuly 22nd, 2009 First grandmother enjoying life at 1600 Pa. Ave.WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's mother-in-law thinks his daughters, Sasha and Malia, are growing up so fast that she's feeling "left out."
Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, often cared for the girls when she and the Obamas lived in Chicago, and she accompanied them to the White House in January to continue looking after them.
Bankruptcy court OKs sale of Hartmarx, Chicago company that made Obama's inaugural suitsJune 27th, 2009 Court OKs sale of Obama suit maker to UK companyCHICAGO — A British company has won its bid to buy a Chicago-based clothier that made inaugural and election night suits for President Barack Obama. U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago on Friday approved the sale of Hartmarx Corp.
House on sale for $1 in Va. attracts attention from as far as Britain _ but there's a catchMay 4th, 2009 House can be yours for $1 _ but there's a catchLEESBURG, Va. — A two-story farmhouse on sale for a dollar in northern Virginia is drawing attention from prospective buyers as far as Alaska and Great Britain.
Obamas dine out and take an evening stroll on the White House South LawnMay 3rd, 2009 Obamas take a walk, holding hands in the eveningWASHINGTON — The first couple took full advantage of the cool spring night. After a date night out on Saturday evening, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama decided to take a stroll when their motorcade arrived back at the White House.
Police: 3 stabbed to death, 2 wounded during fight at suburban Chicago homeApril 17th, 2009 3 people stabbed to death in suburban Chicago homeHOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Three people were stabbed to death and two others were wounded during an early morning fight Friday at a home in a quiet suburban Chicago neighborhood, authorities said.