President - elect Barack Obama thanks Illinois Senator as he returns from office . In letter , Obama recalled back to Illinois , people he met during his U.S. Senate run . I remember the young men and women I met at VFW halls across the state who serve our nation bravely in Iraq and Afghanistan . Jesse Jackson Jr. , Tammy Baldwin among names named to fill vacant seats .
President - elect Barack Obama thanks Illinois Senator as he returns from office . In letter , Obama recalled back to Illinois , people he met during his U.S. Senate run . Jesse Jackson Jr. , Tammy Baldwin among names named to fill vacant seats .