Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz will campaign by bus in southwestern Pennsylvania on Sunday before going to the Democratic National Convention.
At least for one week, the interests of Chicago and the Democratic Party are perfectly aligned. Both need this show to go smoothly.
The eyes of the political world turn to Chicago this week as thousands of delegates, media, dignitaries and political influencers have begun arriving for a historic Democratic National Convention featuring Vice President Kamala Harris’ celebratory and ceremonial acceptance of the party’s presidential nomination. An event that only a month ago saw Democratic organizers trying to build and instill enthusiasm over the anticipated renomination of President Joe Biden has now developed its own energy with the president’s decision to drop from the race and back Harris, the first Black and Asian woman to receive a major party nomination. And only weeks […]
Large events like the Democratic National Convention have huge carbon footprints, from transporting crowds to powering large facilities and feeding thousands.
Violence and angry confrontations on the streets and in the convention hall marred the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
In anticipation of next week’s Democratic National Convention, a Philadelphia-based group that advocates for homelessness and poverty-related issues, arrived at Humboldt Park on Saturday, prepared to set up encampments that would call attention to homelessness. But upon arrival, the demonstrators—many who had walked the 90-mile trip from Milwaukee, where they marched on the Republican National Convention—were […]
Residents of Chicago’s South and West sides make up only 20% of the construction workforce for the Democratic National Convention, the convention’s organizers revealed this week, even after extensive efforts to diversify and engage with underserved neighborhoods.
Protest groups have been gearing up to take advantage of the attention coming to Chicago. They have planned at least seven demonstrations, with more rallies unsanctioned by the city likely.
Before next week’s Democratic convention, the Tribune followed up with two volunteers from 1996 when Chicago last was host.
Delegates to the upcoming Democratic National Convention representing all or part of Lake County have a sense they are about to be witnesses to history.