I'm going, and several others from the IL Women for Obama group will be there as well. So far a few of us are staying at the Mansion View (3 blocks away), and another will be at the new Abe Lincoln Hotel (1 block away). Mansion view has suites if you need to take kids along.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3444942&mesg_id=3445009OBAMA CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES BATTLEGROUND STATE TOUR LEADING UP TO DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Obama kicks off tour at site of campaign announcement in Springfield, Illinois
Chicago, IL – Today, the Obama campaign announced that Senator Barack Obama will kick off his trip to the Democratic National Convention on Saturday, August 23, 2008 with an event at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, where Obama officially announced his campaign for president on February 10, 2007.
Senator Obama will also make stops next week in several battleground states before arriving in Denver. Additional details will be announced as soon as they become available.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2008
Campaign Event with Barack Obama
Old State Capitol
Springfield, IL
This event will be free and open to the public.
Please visit www.barackobama.com/springfield to RSVP for the event, and for updated public details as soon as they are available.