Political Hotsheet
February 16, 2009 7:02 PM

Days 26-28: President’s Long Weekend Back Home in Chicago

President Obama and his family spent the long weekend in Chicago, Illinois. This was the first family’s first trip to their hometown since before Inauguration, and they spent it much like any other American family enjoying President’s Day weekend.

On Saturday, the first family enjoyed time back inside their Hyde Park home after the president returned from his daily workout. That evening, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama went out for dinner at Chicago’s Table 52 restaurant.

After two hours on the basketball court Sunday, the president got a haircut at a friend’s house. Later that night he watched the NBA All-Star game at a friend’s house, where he may have seen the community service themed halftime message he pre-taped to air during the game.

The family left the windy city midday Monday, and, after returning to the White House, President Obama attended closed meetings.

Check out CBS Evening News reporting on the president’s past month below:

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