Cook County chief judge Tim Evans announced former President Barack Obama's jury duty selection to county commissioners during a budget hearing on Friday, October 27, 2017.
Jurors in the county are paid $17.20 per day of service. Obama could be called to sit in on either criminal cases or civil hearings.
UPDATE: Fans and new camera crews were waiting as former president Barack Obama arrived at the Daley Center, but after two hours he was not chosen as a juror and was dismissed for the day.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Veterans Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Saturday Night: Rain likely before 2am, then rain and snow likely between 2am and 5am, then snow likely after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday: Snow likely before 7am, then rain and snow likely between 7am and 9am, then rain likely after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.