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Chicago seeks to host 2024 Democratic National Convention
May 3, 2022 7:01 AM - Chicago on Tuesday announced a bid to bring the Democratic National Convention that will choose the party's presidential nominee to the city in 2024. The announcement was accompanied by endorsements from top Illinois Democrats, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
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Illinois Dems make pitch for 2024 Democratic National Convention to be held in Chicago
Mar 30, 2022 4:36 PM - Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates is backing the effort.
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Ethics probe looms over Newman's primary campaign aginst Casten
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Finally, a convention for the rest of America
Aug 23, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Connie Schultz: "To see the faces of America, to hear the beating of its collective heart and understand what it is asking of you now -- that's how a candidate reaches voters in 2020."
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Democrats pound their message: To oust Trump, you must vote
Aug 19, 2020 11:11 PM - Former President Barack Obama warned Wednesday night that American democracy may not survive if Donald Trump is reelected, delivering a scathingly remarkable assessment of his successor at the Democratic National Convention. Then delegates broke a historic barrier by nominating Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's running mate and the first Black woman on a national political ticket. -
Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump
Aug 18, 2020 10:43 PM - Anxious Democrats from every corner of America cemented Joe Biden's status as their best hope to defeat President Donald Trump Tuesday night, formally nominating the former vice president in an online-only convention to face what they see as an existential threat to the nation. -
United against Trump -- Obama, Sanders and a few Republicans urge voters to back Biden
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There in spirit: Suburban Democratic delegates have mixed feelings on virtual convention
Aug 17, 2020 8:55 PM - State Rep. Jonathan Carroll and other suburbanites are serving as delegates this week at the Democratic National Convention. While understanding the need to hold the event remotely, they say it's not the same as an in-person convention. -
Watch the Democratic National Convention starting at 8 p.m.
Aug 17, 2020 8:08 PM - Democrats will put on essentially an all-virtual convention, broadcasting two hours of prime-time programming starting at 8 p.m. Former first lady Michelle Obama will be the keynote speaker tonight. -
Duckworth a Democratic convention co-chair, but what does that say about vice presidential odds?
Jul 31, 2020 5:30 AM - Until presidential candidate Joe Biden makes the call, it's not sure what position U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth will play at the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee this August, but she does have one assigned role.
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