Category: Democratic National Convention

Delegates include leader of Alabama’s Democratic Black caucus who was in Chicago in ’68, and the aunt of former Blackhawks great Patrick Kane.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to be the final speaker of the first night of the convention, with an expected start time of 9:50 p.m. CT. Watch live here. 

The moment of apparent candor came in an otherwise silly video in which Gov. Pritzker and correspondent Jordan Klepper hit a handful of Chicago bars.

Democrats stress the need to retain the White House and prevent former Republican President Donald Trump from reclaiming it.

Tour organizer Sam Schwartz, 20, got involved in political activism after his cousin was killed in the Parkland school shooting in 2018 in Florida.

Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin takes the at 6:30 p.m. on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention amid questions about his own political future.

Politicians and gun control activists gathered early on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Monday to highlight violence on the South and West sides.

It will be progressive rookie mayor Johnson’s biggest moment in the national spotlight since assuming office in May 2023 — as well as the role of leading the host city in the made-for-TV event.