FILE - In this April 7, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama right, jokes with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel left, while arriving at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. People are expected to line up in frigid temperatures Saturday, Jan. 7, 2016 for tickets to President Barack Obama's farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago. Obama plans to speak to supporters there on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty File)
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CHICAGO (AP) - The Better Business Bureau is warning against buying tickets to President Barack Obama's farewell speech in Chicago on online marketplaces.
Tickets were handed out for free on Saturday morning in Chicago, prompting thousands of people to wait for hours in single-digit temperatures. Obama's speech is scheduled for Tuesday night at McCormick Place.
The Chicago Tribune reports (http://trib.in/2i4jfdB ) that by Sunday auctions were posted on websites like eBay and Craigslist asking for as much as $5,000 apiece for the tickets. It's unclear if those tickets are legitimate or can legally be sold.
Steve Bernas is president of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois. He warned against buying the tickets, saying "there's no way to verify these tickets." He said he guarantees "someone will be turned away on Tuesday."
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Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com
People brave the cold temperatures in hopes of getting a ticket to attend President Barack Obama's farewell speech in Chicago, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. Tickets are being handed out Saturday morning at McCormick Place, a convention center along Lake Michigan. Obama plans to speak to supporters there on Tuesday night, carrying on a tradition set in 1796 when George Washington addressed the American people for the last time as president. (AP Photo/Sara Burnett)
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Cheryl Bellamy-Bonner, 56, of Chicago, carpooled with four female friends and relatives beginning at 3 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, to get a ticket to President Obama's farewell speech at McCormick Place. She has been an Obama supporter since volunteering on Obama's US Senate race and says she wants to hear from Obama on Tuesday what he's going to do next and "how we can help." (AP Photo/Sara Burnett)
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FILE - In this April 7, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama right, jokes with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel left, while arriving at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. People are expected to line up in frigid temperatures Saturday, Jan. 7, 2016 for tickets to President Barack Obama's farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago. Obama plans to speak to supporters there on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty File)
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