After Gus was shown in Chicago tearing up and yelling out, “That’s my dad!” People magazine posted a statement from the Walz family that Gus has “a non-verbal learning disorder,” anxiety and ADHD.
The response to Gus Walz’s DNC reaction, explained
Day: August 22, 2024
Young Black and Indian women share an identity with Kamala Harris — some are beaming, while others sit at a crossroads with her stance on Gaza
Before her speech at the Democratic National Convention, Black and Indian-American women are excited and cautious about Vice-President Kamala Harris’ run for the White House.
Former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to speak at DNC
Madigan was Illinois’ attorney general in Illinois at the same time Kamala Harris was the attorney general in California.
Local activists seek to get Democrats’ focus on Gaza by DNC protests
Suburban residents join in pro-Palestinian protests near the United Center as Democrats grapple with thorny issue.
Los Angeles Dodgers designate veteran outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment
Jason Heyward is the odd man out in a Los Angeles Dodgers roster crunch, the highly respected veteran outfielder getting designated for assignment Thursday.
‘You always want to leave a place better’: District 76 superintendent will depart after this school year
After 10 years leading tiny Diamond Lake District 76, Superintendent Bhavna Sharma-Lewis has announced her intention to leave after the current school year.
Man fatally shot along busy Hyde Park shopping strip
A man was killed Thursday afternoon in a broad daylight shooting along the Hyde Park neighborhood’s bustling shopping district on the South Side, according to Chicago police. The victim, a 29-year-old man, was quarreling with another man at Nichols Park in the 1300 block of East 53rd Street around 4:20 p.m. when the second man […]
Why are female delegates wearing white on the final night of the Democratic National Convention?
If you think you’re seeing a lot of women wearing white during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, you don’t need to adjust your television set.
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger will speak at the DNC Thursday, here’s how to watch
Former Republican Illinois U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who has become a pariah among many in Donald Trump’s GOP, is scheduled to take the stage after 9 p.m. Thursday on the closing night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
UAW could strike Stellantis plants by mid-October over Belvidere delays, plan says
The United Auto Workers has laid out a timeline that could see workers at some Stellantis NV plants go on strike as soon as mid-October if grievances over the automaker’s reopening delays at the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois go unresolved. The planning timeline provided to UAW locals representing Stellantis plants shows an aggressive five-step process that could see workers taking strike authorization votes by Oct. 4, and potentially heading to the picket line sometime after Oct. 18. The union announced Monday that the automaker isn’t meeting contractual requirements to reopen the plant that it shuttered in early 2023, including […]