Hundreds of Thousands Flock to Obama Rally in Chicago
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Barack Obama closed his campaign with a massive outdoor public event — a street party through downtown Chicago centered around Grant Park on the waterfront. The campaign distributed 70,000 tickets to the official event, but many more came down for the party.
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Shirley Caffee shouts, "Thank God, Obama won!"
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Towels, shirts and buttons were all for sale outside the event gates at Grant Park.
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A larger-than-life painting of Barack Obama hung at the Election Night rally in Chicago's Grant Park.
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The crowd in the overflow section of Grant Park waits for the televised election results from Ohio.
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With only 70,000 people able to get tickets, many people will watch the event from the overflow area outside of Grant Park.
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Chicago is expecting 1 million people for Obama's election night event.
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Police on foot and horseback create barriers for the thousands of people coming into the park.
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So... not an actual McCain supporter, we imagine.
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Seen through an American flag, people walk down Michigan Avenue toward Grant Park in Chicago, where the city expects to host 1 million people for the night.
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Secret Service and security surround the perimeter of Grant Park.
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Thousands from the press descend on Grant Park looking for interview subjects and on-the-scene insight.
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The crowd fills the streets outside Grant Park, cheering, "Obama! Obama! Obama!"
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Voters trickled down Michigan Avenue after casting their ballot on election night in Chicago.
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Charlie Santos sells water and soda outside of Grant Park before the the rally begins.
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The event started at 8 p.m., but the results of the election were not announced until west coast polls closed three hours later.
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Obama fans watch his acceptance speech from a row of trees in the back of Grant Park.
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Obama looks down on the crowd from a Jumbotron screen as they leave Grant Park.
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