Click the image to launch a slideshow of White House pool photographs by Justin L. Fowler of The State Journal-Register and Terrence Antonio James of the Chicago Tribune.
Obama In Springfield: Photo Gallery
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Air Force One kicks up a cloud of snow after touching down Wednesday morning at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder waiting to greet him at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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President Barack Obama visits with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, center, Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder, right, and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, left, after arriving on Air Force One at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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President Barack Obama visits with customers while stopping to order lunch at The Feed Store in downtown Springfield.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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President Barack Obama stops to greet people outside the Old State Capitol after getting lunch at The Feed Store.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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President Barack Obama makes his way back to his motorcade after getting lunch at The Feed Store.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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State Sen. Jim Oberweis, left, speaks to Gov. Bruce Rauner as they wait for President Barack Obama's speech to lawmakers in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Pool photo by Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
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President Barack Obama, left, greets House Speaker Michael Madigan, center, and Senate President John Cullerton, right, just before his speech to Illinois lawmakers.
Pool photo by Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
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President Barack Obama waves at a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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President Barack Obama waves at a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly.
Pool photo by Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
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President Barack Obama emphasizes a point at a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly.
Pool photo by Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
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President Barack Obama speaks to legislators at a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly.
Pool photo by Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
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President Barack Obama speaks to legislators at a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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Following his address to the General Assembly, President Barack Obama traveled across downtown Springfield to meet a capacity crowd of supporters at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters after giving a short speech at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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President Barack Obama talks to supporters at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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A supporter snaps a photo of President Barack Obama with a smartphone as he gives a short speech at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register
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President Barack Obama talks to supporters at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
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President Barack Obama talks to supporters at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
Pool photo by Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters after giving a short speech at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
Pool photo by Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
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President Barack Obama greets with supporters after giving a short speech at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
Pool photo by Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
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President Barack Obama waves to supporters after giving a short speech at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
Pool photo by Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
