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In less than three months, Chicago will welcome thousands of delegates, public officials, staff, members of the national and international media and others for the Democratic National Convention. The event provides a unique opportunity to showcase Chicago. Political party conventions also allow people to draw attention to issues of concern. Conventions let all people who […]
For the first two weeks of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York City, he arrived at the courtroom with little entourage. Not anymore. What began as a trickle soon became a flood as Republicans realized that Manhattan was the place to be. The official guest list of supporters there to back Trump […]
Will the 2024 Democratic National Convention mirror the 1968 protests? – CBS News Watch CBS News A coalition of pro-Palestinian activists is vowing to march without a permit during August’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In 1968, demonstrators protested the DNC, also held in Chicago that year, over U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Puck […]
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. Keiana Barrett still has the button she wore at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The event, held in Denver, ended with former President Barack Obama, then a U.S. Senator from Chicago, becoming the party’s nominee. Barrett, now a senior […]
It’s been nearly two months since The Washington Post first reported that Paul Manafort, the scandal-plagued former campaign chairman of Donald Trump’s 2016 political operation, was poised to rejoin the former president’s team. While details of his prospective responsibilities were unclear, the article added that Trump was “determined to bring Manafort back into the fold.” […]
There are few, if any, identifiable images of the last time Chicago hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1996. Among the handful of notable events at the United Center gathering was when several delegates busted a move doing the “Macarena” — a corny visual people probably repressed or would rather forget. Harder to shake off […]
CHICAGO (CBS) — Several organizations were in Chicago Wednesday in preparation for the Democratic National Convention this summer. The Democratic National Convention Committee said 150 representatives from various groups were in town on Wednesday. They toured the United Center, which is hosting official convention programming. “We want you to have a really, really good experience […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of President Joe Biden ‘s handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer’s Democratic National Convention could be hit by protests and scenes of chaos that undermine his reelection campaign. Already, 65-plus organizations in Chicago and elsewhere have formed a coalition […]
In a week or so, something very mundane and decidedly unrevolutionary is set to take place on the college campuses where students have been passionately demonstrating in support of the people of Gaza: summer break. Yes, despite the intoxicating allure of television cameras and the righteousness of the cause, the end of the academic year […]
As protests over the Israel-Gaza war sweep college campuses, pro-Palestinian activists are ramping up plans for a major show of force at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, increasingly worrying Democrats who fear the demonstrations could interfere with or overshadow their efforts to project unity ahead of the November election. If unruly protests unfold during […]
