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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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RNC's final day: Trump blasts Biden from White House stage
Aug 28, 2020 12:15 AM - President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans' safety as he accepted his party's renomination Thursday. -
Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension
Aug 27, 2020 5:43 AM - Vice President Mike Pence forcefully defended law enforcement Wednesday night but made no mention of the Black Americans killed by police this year as he addressed Republican convention proceedings that unfolded amid new protests against racial injustice following the latest shooting. -
GOP paints grim picture of a Biden presidency
Aug 24, 2020 11:37 PM - Two of the Republican Party's rising stars, both people of color, offered an optimistic view of President Donald Trump's leadership on Monday, closing the first day of the GOP's scaled-back convention with a positive message at odds with the dark warnings that dominated much of the night. -
Delegation of two represents Illinois at Republican convention
Aug 24, 2020 4:32 PM - Dozens of Illinois GOP delegates should be in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Republican National Convention this week, but instead only two made the trip because of the pandemic. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider of Bartlett and Illinois National Committeeman Richard Porter of Northfield then are expected to go to the White House Thursday for President Trump's final convention speech. -
RNC to focus on 'Great American Story'
Aug 23, 2020 10:55 PM - WASHINGTON -- Republicans will aim to recast the story of Donald Trump's presidency beginning today when they hold their national convention, featuring speakers drawn from everyday life as well as cable news and the White House while drawing a stark contrast with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Trump is looking to shift his campaign away from being a referendum on a presidency ravaged by a pandemic and economic collapse and toward a choice between vastly different visions of America's future. Reshaping the national conversation around the race has taken on greater urgency for Trump, who trails in public and private polls. -
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.
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