CHICAGO (AP/IRN) - Almost 200 tickets are up for grabs through U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) for those who live in the 14th congressional district.
WBBM's Debra Dale reports:
There's been a high of volume of ticket requests for Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration. Foster says some tickets will be given to community leaders and others through a lottery system.
Two tickets will be given to each recipient.
According to Foster some tickets will be given to ``community leaders and those who worked hard for change on behalf of President-elect Obama.''
The rest of the tickets will be distributed through a lottery system.
THIS IS ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN 14th CONNGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Be sure to include a name, name of the guest, address, e-mail address and a phone number.
Ticket winners will be notified late next month.
Phone calls are coming in by the hundreds to Illinois politicians, with the goal being finding tickets to the inauguration.
State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who plays basketball occasionally with President-elect Barack Obama, says he's leaving his voice mailbox full in order to avoid more calls. Giannoulias says he has been getting up to about 250 calls and text messages a day from people—some of whom he hasn't seen since grade school—who want tickets. He also says he has received resumes from folks who are "pretty high up" in both the public and private sector who want to be a part of the Obama administration.
State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago) says he's getting calls too, since he took the state Senate seat Obama previously held. Raoul says he hates to disappoint people, but he has no pull whatsoever in getting inauguration or inaugural ball tickets.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. The Illinois Radio Network contributed to this report. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
11/26/2008 7:31AM
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11/26/2008 12:07PM
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suggestion: watch it on T.V.
11/26/2008 12:09PM
Global Support for Obama
How will members of the Global Support for Obama group of my.barackobama.com get tickets and how will those living outside the US reach in time for the inauguration if the tickets are distributed late next month?
11/26/2008 12:10PM
Watching on TV
Email not working...VM full..oh well??!!
11/26/2008 12:36PM
Email Bounces
Bad Email Address. They were probably overwhelmed and took it off-line.
You know only VIP's will get them anyway, right?
11/26/2008 5:11PM
Email address
I work for the Congressman, and we are aware of the problems with our phone and email. To email a request, please email foster.inauguration@mail.house.gov (this is a the correct email that should not bounce), and we have cleared the voicemail. If for some reason you are unable to leave a voicemail or send an email, our office will be open on Monday, and we are accepting ticket requests until Friday, December 12. Thanks, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
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