Obama's day: A short trip to Chicago

President Obama spends Thursday talking again about violent extremism, designating new national monuments, and taking a short trip to his hometown of Chicago.

While in Chicago, Obama will discuss the designation of the new Pullman National Monument, honoring the South Side neighborhood where African-American railroad workers won an historic labor agreement in the 1930s.

Obama is creating two other monuments Thursday: The Browns National Monument in Colorado, a popular whitewater rafting site along the Arkansas River, and the Honouliuli National Monument in Hawaii, the location of an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.

The president's appearance in Chicago may also help Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who is in the midst of a re-election campaign; Emanuel is a former chief of staff for Obama.

Before leaving for Chicago, Obama makes his second set of remarks at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, this one to international delegates gathered at the State Department.

In summit remarks Wednesday, Obama said that the U.S. and allies must to work to negate the influence of terrorists who encourage young people to commit violence in the name of religion.

Obama is scheduled to return to Washington from Chicago late Thursday night.