CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -
President Obama will leave Chicago Monday morning for Iowa with millions more in campaign cash, after his weekend in Chicago.
On Sunday, it was all about meet-and-greets and fundraisers. In all, the president attended five events, including one at his home in the Kenwood neighborhood.
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Twenty-five people paid as much as $40,000 for drinks and finger foods - and a chance to meet the president at one fundraiser.
One of his stops was the Bridgeport Art Center, where the president gave a televised address to about a thousand young people.
He made his first mention of challenger Mitt Romney's choice for Vice President, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, in Chicago this weekend:
"My opponents and Congressman Ryan and their allies in Congress," President Obama began, "they all believe if we get rid of more regulations on big corporations and we give more tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans, it will lead to jobs and prosperity for everybody else. That's what they're proposing.
"Paul Ryan is a decent man, a family man, an articulate spokesman for Romney's vision, but [theirs is] a vision that I fundamentally disagree with."
It's estimated the President Obama raised $4-6 million dollars on his swing through his hometown.
He will make a three-state bus tour through Iowa, starting Monday.
President Obama unveiled a new plan to help beleaguered farmers hit by the summer drought.
The federal government plans to buy $170 million worth of meat and livestock from struggling farmers.
Experts said that it's a win-win: farmers will be able to sell their crops, and the government will get cheaper food prices than they otherwise would.
President Obama may cross paths with recently named Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.
Ryan will be attending the Iowa State Fair to talk about the president's record on the economy and how a Romney administration would cut the federal budget.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be down in Florida during the Iowa trip.
First Lady Michelle Obama worked out west while the president visits Chicago and Iowa. She's making campaign rounds in Los Angeles, attending fundraisers for her husband.
Among them, an A-list, family-themed event at the home of "No Doubt" lead singer Gwen Stefani. Socialite Nicole Ritchie was among the stars there for the event, which cost $2,500 per family.
Mrs. Obama will attend another fundraiser Monday, before appearing on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno.
