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Chicagoans from all walks of life converged on Washington, D.C. the day before President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in at the Capitol. About 50 were aboard a flight from Midway Airport.
The students, faculty and staff at Whitney Young Magnet School are excited about their most famous alum, Michelle Obama, the next First Lady. She has said that she is "a Dolphin" forever.
Barack Obama divorced himself from Trinity United Church of
Christ after attending service there for 20 years. That didn't dampen the spirit of congregants celebrating his victory.