Chicago law enforcement are bracing for a hostile week at the Democratic National Convention as the city still reels from a crime-riddled weekend. At least 11 people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, including three fatally, as yet another weekend of violence gripped the city. With police resources already stretched, the anticipation of protests
Thousands of anti-Israel protesters from across the country are expected to rally in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention this week as Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, make their case for the White House. As of Sunday, the Chicago Tribune reports at least seven large demonstrations on issues
By Jake Fenner and Isabel Baldwin Published: 20:31 EDT, 17 August 2024 | Updated: 20:31 EDT, 17 August 2024 The Olympics may be over but for Simone Biles the party is just beginning. Biles, the Olympic all-around champion from the Paris Games, was spotted out in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. After watching her husband, Jonathan
Getty Images A Chicago police officer carries a young anti-war protester who fainted during the protests When 21-year-old Indiana University philosophy student Craig Sautter drove to Chicago for the 1968 Democratic National Convention, he had an “inkling” that he would be in for a “wild day”. There had been a series of riots after the
The mayor of Chicago is warning that thousands of migrants could arrive in the city ahead of the Democratic National Convention. While previous estimates of over 20,000 migrants arriving in the city seem to have been assuaged, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration still expects several hundred migrants ahead of the convention — arrivals via bus that
NPR’s Scott Simon Speaks to Democratic strategist and chair of the Democratic National Convention Committee Minyon Moore, about the upcoming convention in Chicago.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was passed over in the Harris campaign veepstakes. How has the billionaire navigated the party and what might he win or lose at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago?