CHICAGO – Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, during his Democratic National Convention speech Wednesday, praised Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military career and for completing the “mission,” despite ongoing criticism over Walz retiring from the Army National Guard before his unit deployed to Iraq. “My fellow veteran, my brother and the next vice president of the United...
The Chicago Police Department recorded nine shootings involving 10 victims, one of whom died on Wednesday, and a stabbing on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in the city. The violence comes as police have managed to mostly contain the chaos in and around the convention site. That compares to five shootings involving...
CBS host Gayle King said on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris is “uniquely qualified” to be President of the United States, lavishing praise on the candidate she’s donated to in the past. “When I hear people say I will vote for Kamala Harris because she is a Black woman, she is so much more...
CHICAGO – Anti-Israel protesters took to the streets for a fourth night in Chicago Thursday on the last night of the Democratic National Convention where nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, was set to make a historic speech, addressing her supporters. Demonstrators met around 5 p.m. before marching, led by Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling and...
CHICAGO — Voters in former President Barack Obama’s old backyard gave varying opinions on the 2024 presidential race, with several Black voters giving a vehement defense of former President Trump and suggesting that his recent uptick in Black support in the polls is legitimate. “I’m a Trump fan,” Lavar Williams told Fox News Digital outside...
CHICAGO – The Windy City saw at least 30 people shot during the first three days of the DNC, including six homicides. Chicago police ramped up security this week during the Democratic National Convention, but violent crime remains a reality despite the removal of unsightly homeless encampments and good behavior from the city’s illegal immigrant...
The birthplace of the brownie can be traced to the kitchen of a Chicago hotel. So claims the Palmer House, a Hilton hotel that has been operating in downtown Chicago since 1873 (the original hotel was built in 1870 but burned down during the Great Chicago Fire a year later). Bertha Palmer, wife of Chicago...
A Texas delegate in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday by men in ski masks, according to a local report. The victim, 25, was walking in downtownChicago with a friendat around 2 a.m. in the 100 block of West Randolph when a black Range Rover pulled up alongside...
A breakfast for delegates attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was interrupted Wednesday morning after maggots were allegedly slipped into their food intentionally, WGN first reported. The DNC 2024 Joint Information Center also confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital and acknowledged the food contamination. Officials said multiple unknown female offenders are alleged to...
CHICAGO – Former President Bill Clinton took the Democratic National Convention’s stage on Wednesday evening, when he lauded President Biden as a modern-day George Washington who “healed our sick.” “I do want to say one word about President Biden,” Clinton said toward the start of his speech in Chicago. “Remember, he had an improbable turn...
