President Barack Obama will visit a South Side high school when he makes his stop in Chicago Friday as part of a three-day tour to talk about the economy.

Obama plans to make remarks at Hyde Park Academy High School, at 6220 S. Stony Island Ave., about "strengthening the economy for the middle class and those striving to get there," the White House confirmed.

Based on planning notes from the White House, the president should speak between 1 and 3 p.m.

Though Obama is expected to speak mostly about the economy, it's anticipated he also will touch on the gun violence that has put Chicago in national headlines for months.

Obama's visit to his hometown comes days after his State of the Union address, which featured the parents of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor roll student who was shot and killed at a South Side park after school earlier this month.

The shooting occurred less than a mile from Obama's Chicago home, a point the president included in his annual address. Days before her death, Pendleton performed with the King College Prep band and drill teamduring some of Obama's inauguration events.