Schoop's Hamburgers

Schoop's Hamburgers is a 1950s-style hamburger restaurant with 18 locations in northwestern Indiana and the southern Chicago suburbs.[1] The first restaurant was opened in Hammond, Indiana, in 1948. The chain started in 1984 in Munster. In August 2008, Barack Obama made a campaign stop at a Schoop's restaurant in Portage, Indiana, during his campaign for the presidency in 2008.[2] During his visit, Obama ate one french fry and ordered four hamburgers.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Skertic, Mark (2003). A Native's Guide to Northwest Indiana. Lake Claremont Press. p. 141. ISBN 1-893121-08-9.
  2. ↑ Pallasch, Abdon M. (2008-08-07). "Obama says hello to Bayh". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Evan (2009). A Long Time Coming: The Inspiring, Combative 2008 Campaign and the Historic Election of Barack Obama. New York City: PublicAffairs. p. 59. ISBN 1-58648-607-1.

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