Obama Plans to Cast Presidential Primary Vote in Ill.: Earnest

President Obama plans to vote in Democratic presidential primary in Illinois, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says in daily news briefing.

• NOTE: Illinois primary is set for March 15, 2016, according to preliminary dates posted by FEC
• NOTE: Earnest earlier declined to speculate on whether Obama might make an endorsement in Democratic race for presidential nomination; declined to “rule out” possibility Obama will publicly support one of the candidates