"We have the original Illinois title showing this vehicle was actually used by Barack," writes Chicagoland's cubfanatic23. "I'm sure many of them were highway miles back and forth from Chicago to Springfield since Barack was an Illinois State Senator during 2004. He [was elected] to the U.S. Senate in November of 2004 and perhaps drove the car in Washington D.C. and back to Chicago from 2005 to 2006."