While Michelle Obama is in Spain, Barack Obama zipped to Chicago yesterday with First Dog Bo and had a special birthday dinner last night with friends including Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King.

As our Oval blog reports, long-time pals Eric Whittaker, Marty Nesbitt and Valerie Jarrett also helped the president celebrate his 49th birthday at graham elliot restaurant, as a crowd of about 75 people gathered on the street in the River North neighborhood outside.