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Gov. J.B. Pritzker, right, listens in as Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison speaks during a news conference on April 12, 2023, to celebrate the selection of Chicago as the host city for the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Democrats proclaim Chicago ‘ideal’ setting for DNC convention next year

April 12, 2023 at 7:27 p.m.

State and city leaders joined national Democrats Wednesday to hold a celebratory pat-themselves-on-the-back ceremony against the backdrop of the Chicago lakefront and skyline, cheering the awarding of the 2024 party...

Delegates on the Democratic National Convention floor chant "Stop the war" after a speech by Pierre Salinger, President John F. Kennedy's press secretary, on Aug. 28, 1968. Salinger urged adoption of the dove plank on the Vietnam War.

Chicago selected as site of 2024 Democratic National Convention

April 12, 2023 at 9:18 a.m.

Chicago was selected Tuesday to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a huge economic and prestigious post-pandemic boon, and an acknowledgment the city's progressive, pro-union values align with a Democratic...

Mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia meets supporter Alix Guevera and her daughter Rosa in front of Darwin Elementary School in Chicago on April 3, 2015. Garcia met with parents and children before making a speech focused on funding for public education.

Daughter of U.S. Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ García, 28, dies

April 4, 2023 at 5:51 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García announced Tuesday that his 28-year-old daughter died Monday night. No cause of death was disclosed. "We are completely heartbroken," the three-term Democratic congressman said in...

Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy listens to concerned citizens on the direction of the GOP during a strategizing meeting at Bolingbrook Golf Club on Dec. 10, 2022, in Bolingbrook.

Illinois Republicans do an about-face on mail-in voting: ‘We have to play to win under the existing rules’

March 31, 2023 at 4:35 p.m.

As another election approaches, the Illinois Republican Party and its allies are facing a conundrum — urging followers to cast ballots by mail while trying not to alienate followers of...

Ted Dabrowski, of Wirepoints, encouraged candidates during an Awake Illinois advocate workshop to cite Illinois report card data to connect with potential voters who might not otherwise embrace a message focused on sex education, mask opposition and other issues highlighted by parental rights activists on Jan. 14, 2023, at the Westin Itasca.

Conservatives are targeting suburban school boards. And the elections are becoming political battlegrounds.

March 26, 2023 at 2:31 p.m.

Two years ago, at the urging of her teenage daughter, clinical psychologist Donna Marino ran for school board in far west suburban Oswego, thinking her background in mental health could...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker hugs gun control advocate Maria Pike after he signed comprehensive legislation to ban military-style firearms on Jan. 10, 2023, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Illinois sheriffs’ opposition to enforcing weapons ban signals rightward movement about constitutional authority

March 19, 2023 at 12:57 p.m.

When a group of Democratic lawmakers in Illinois a decade ago proposed banning assault weapons with legislation that mirrors the state's new gun law, the Illinois Sheriffs' Association opposed the...

Dan Proft talks to a baiduhai columnist in 2009.

Dan Proft corrects a nearly $3 million typo on campaign finance report following complaint by Democrats

March 17, 2023 at 10:56 a.m.

After the state Democratic Party filed a complaint against him for failing to disclose more than $1 million in receipts to the political action committee he runs, right-wing radio talk...

Dan Proft is interviewed in 2009, when he was a candidate for Illinois governor.

Democrats file another election complaint against Dan Proft’s political operation, alleging $1.2 million in undisclosed contributions

March 14, 2023 at 4:58 p.m.

For the second time in four months, the Illinois Democratic Party has filed a complaint with the State Board of Elections against right-wing radio talk show host and GOP political...

Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas and Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th, talk to customers during a meet-and-greet at Ann Sather Restaurant on Feb. 25, 2023, in the Lakeview neighborhood.

Race, always an issue in Chicago politics, was a key factor behind creating runoff for mayor

March 10, 2023 at 3:07 p.m.

Chicago's April election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson features candidates with some of the starkest political differences in a head-to-head matchup since the city started having mayoral runoffs more...

Mayoral candidate and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson greets people while accepting an endorsement from Polish community leaders, March 20, 2023, at Kosciuszko Park in Logan Square.

Paul Vallas Facebook account liked posts that called Chicago ‘hell hole,’ attacked Democrats, said ‘defund CPS’; he again denies involvement

March 10, 2023 at 2:36 p.m.

Paul Vallas' Facebook account liked a series of comments that attacked Democrats, referred to Chicago as a "hell hole" and "S---cago" and labeled Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker "the king of...

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