Obama’s birthday now a Illinois state holiday

Illinois celebrates first official 'Barack Obama Day'
Robert Gearty
Illinois government offices remained open Saturday as the home state of former President Barack Obama commemorated his birthday under a new state law.
The bill marking Aug. 4 as “Barack Obama Day” throughout the state was enacted without making the date a full-scale holiday.
The Illinois House narrowly rejected a plan to make Obama’s birthday a state holiday amid worries that the cash-strapped state could not afford to give state employees another paid day off.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s former chief of staff, wished Obama a happy birthday on Twitter, saying “57 never looked so good,” according to the publication.
Former first lady Michelle Obama also wished her husband a happy birthday on Twitter, saying, “The view is always better with you.”



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