FILE In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference in Washington. Democratic lawmakers from Chicago have proposed bills to make Obama's birthday a state holiday. The three bills would all make Obama's birthday, Aug. 4, an official holiday. Two House bills, would make Aug. 4 a "legal holiday," in which state government offices shut down, and schools and businesses have the option of closing. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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