Democratic lawmakers from Chicago want to honor former President Barack Obama on his birthday by making that date a state holiday. But they have a difference of opinion on whether that would mean a day off for the state. Two proposed House bills would make August 4th a "legal holiday," which lead to the closure of state government offices. A Senate proposal would make "Barack Obama Day" commemorative only without a holiday. Efforts to make Obama's birthday a holiday last year failed to get out of a House committee. Yet another proposal in the state house is to rename the Tri-States Tollway in Chicago after Obama.