Take an illustrated tour of Barack Obama’s Chicago
The Chicago Tribune’s Rick Tuma has illustrated a fun online piece that takes readers on a tour of the sites around Chicago now famous because of the presidential candidacy of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.

The way it works: Pull up the map and click on the dots. Each will deliver a page on which the Tribune’s Patrick Reardon writes about the site.
Most of the pages are warmly illustrated by Rick. Like this one, about Barack’s barber:

Or this one, about where Barack and his future wife shared their first kiss over Baskin-Robbins ice cream:

Or this one, about a restaurant where Barack loves to order a turkey leg for lunch:

It’s interactive, it’s fun and it’s a light read. Check it all out here.
I had the pleasure to work with Rick during my own years at the Tribune. He’s a wonderfully talented guy and one of the nicest folks you’ll ever meet. See more of his work at his personal web site.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:41 pm
That’s way cool. Barack Obama slept here.