by John McCormick
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is making plans for what it hopes will be an Election Night celebration outdoors in Chicago.
Aides say plans are still fluid and a specific venue has yet to be nailed down, but Millennium Park or Grant Park are distinct possibilities.
Millennium Park, a legacy of Obama ally Mayor Richard Daley, is close to the campaign's headquarters on Michigan Avenue, near many large downtown hotels and with lots of nearby parking.
Grant Park would offer much more space and allow many more people. It hosted a papal mass in 1979 featuring Pope John Paul II.
It could be cold on Nov. 4, but almost certainly no colder than frigid February 2007 day when Obama announced his presidential bid on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield.
Posted by John McCormick on October 15, 2008 4:05 PM