First Lady to visit Chicago as part of 3-city tour to mark end of National Hispanic Heritage Month

Saturday, October 9, 2021
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Just 24 hours after President Joe Biden traveled to the Chicago area to promote vaccine mandates, his wife, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, is also planning a visit to the windy city next week.

Dr. Biden will arrive in Chicago on Tuesday and leave on Wednesday morning, according to the White House.

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She plans to visit the National Museum of Mexican Art and the Arturo Velasquez Institute as part of a three-city tour to mark the final week of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

The other two stops on the tour include Kansas City, Missouri and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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The First Lady will take part in conversations and listening sessions in each of those communities, hearing the personal stories and concerns of Hispanic Americans.
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