That's the home terf of the Univ of Chicago and 'leftists' (commies) by the dozens. It was and still is racially mixed. Used to be heavily Jewish, I 'think' a few remain.
So Obama being there for support isn't a shock.
(That area also has the Museum of Science and Industry - a great place for kids especially boys, it's eye popping with gadgets, and the U-505.)
They once scheduled a speech by George Lincoln Rockwell. Got moved from one venue to another because of a bomb threat.
It was a freeze-Hillary's-mammary weather. I was among the many demonstrators frostbitten on that fair eve.
Re the Museum
Additional present-day attractions (most long-established):
The coal mine
The Burlington Zephyr
The 727 hung from the ceiling
The whispering gallery
1910 Main Street
Mercury capsule
Imax theatre
From days gone by:
The 50,000 watt light bulb
The original O-scale train layout
See your self on color TV!
Hear yourself recorded over the telephone!
How the phone network works
Sound over lightwaves
The WTTW studios