Politics & Government
Obama to Attend Fundraiser at Home of Denise Ilitch
The Birmingham business owner and her husband will host a pricey cocktail reception for the president in April.
President Barack Obama will be in Bingham Farms this April for a fundraiser at the home of Birmingham business owner Denise Ilitch.
Ilitch, owner of and the publisher of the Birmingham-based , and her husband Jim Scalici will host Obama at their Bingham Farms home April 18 for a pricey cocktail reception.
Obama will also be .
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Tickets for the cocktail reception, formal photo and dinner are $40,000 while the cost for the dinner and a candid photo are $10,000, The Detroit News reported.
Besides her ties to the Birmingham business community, Illitch is also a member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents and daughter of Mike and Marian Illitch, who own the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, the Motor City Casino and the Little Caesars pizza chain.
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The April fundraisers will be Obama's 11th trip to Michigan and his first since January, when he visited Ann Arbor.
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