(Chicago Sun Times) — First lady Michelle Obama hits Chicago on Oct. 13 to fund-raise for Illinois Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias and three Illinois Democrats in big House races in the Chicago suburbs: Rep. Debbie Halvorson, Rep. Bill Foster and nominee Dan Seals.
Mrs. Obama’s first round of political travel — the first since the 2008 presidential election — was announced by the White House on Tuesday. She will raise millions of dollars for Democrats by headlining at least nine fund-raisers in seven cities in six states — all friendly Democratic territory.