http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/22/obamas-illinois-past-will-be-on-view-at-the-democratic-national-convention/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082208g.mp3 Obama’s Illinois past will be on view at the Democratic National Convention http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/22/obamas-illinois-past-will-be-on-view-at-the-democratic-national-convention/ true 8321 segment Next week’s Democratic convention gives Barack Obama a big platform to tell his story. It’s in Colorado, but Obama is bringing a piece of Illinois with him, using his record as a state senator there to paint a picture of what kind of president he would be.