President Barack Obama to address Illinois General Assembly

Staff Report

President Obama will address a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly at an estimated time of 1:10 p.m.

He will be the fourth president to do so.

According to a press release sent by the White House, the president will build on his State of the Union address by talking about governing “in good faith” with different political parties and try to prove that “better politics doesn’t mean we have to agree on everything.”

In Obama’s State of the Union address, he also talked about making college more affordable.

According to the press release, he will “build on his call to make it easier-not harder- to vote by talking about steps can take to make it easier for people to participate.”

He will specifically talk about the need to address gerrymandering.

The Daily Eastern News will be going to Springfield to report on the address.

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