In Chicago, Biden has decided to get back up and show the difference between stepping aside and quitting. His vice president, Kamala Harris, is now in the spotlight as the nominee. For the president, it’s the latest in a life marked by the cycles of loss and recovery.
Gov. JB Pritzker made remarks at three state delegation breakfasts on the opening morning of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
On the first day of the Democratic National Convention, Mayor Brandon Johnson called for an end to the war in Gaza, which he recently described as “genocidal.”
With protesters planning a mass demonstration near the United Center in support of Palestine, authorities say they are prepared.
The nurses, who are represented by the Illinois Nurses Association, say they want pay that’s on-par with other area hospitals, better staffing and more security at the health system.
What will happen at the Chicago Democratic National Convention, what areas by the United Center and McCormick Place will be most affected, and how the DNC will affect the CTA and transit.
The coalition won a permit for a route on Michigan Avenue following a long legal battle with the city.
Leaders of the Coalition to March on the DNC say they will urge the city for a longer protest route until the the start of the march.
Chicago was previously the site of the NAACP convention in 1926 and most recently in 1994, when some 40,000 attendees saw then-President Bill Clinton as a featured speaker.
Who can recall headlines from 28 years ago — and the ones from today as well?