Reason BO came to CHicago?
Here:
http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2008/01/obama-file-2-barack-obama-was-endorsed.html
Barack Obama came to Chicago in 1983, inspired by the city’s new mayor Harold Washington. A long time Communist Party associate and probable member,
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More on Washington From :
http://www.answers.com/topic/harold-washington
...Washington’s opponents were the incumbent mayor, Jane Byrne (who had alienated her black support) and Richard M. Daley, the son of the former mayor (who was largely dependent on conservative ethnic voters). The contest opened up Democratic Party divisions as Walter Mondale backed Daley and Edward Kennedy backed Byrne. Washington received support from Jesse Jackson, a long-time opponent of the Daley machine. Washington won the primary and the general election in which racial divisions ...
Hmmmm “unexpected death?”
...Despite doubts about many aspects of Washington’s policies, he was re-elected in 1987. Although race was still a factor, Washington had by that stage transcended much of the sectarianism associated with his first term. His unexpected death so soon after re-election deprived the black community of a formidable political operator.