Federal, state and local authorities are hoping to keep Chicago violence to a minimum during the 2024 Democratic National Convention this week. The Chicago Police Department, the Secret Service and other agencies have been planning the operation for months and delivering public updates on the measures they are taking to prevent planned demonstrations from devolving...
From the moment that the perimeter opened at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday morning, a huge difference between it and its GOP counterpart became apparent, and it profoundly speaks to the state of the two parties. On entering the RNC in Milwaukee, one was greeted almost by a street festival atmosphere of...
A heartbroken Chicago mother has made an emotional plea for justice for her late son at the site of the Democratic National Convention. Monee Jacobs’ son Jeremy was murdered in the Windy City last year, leaving her family with no choice but to piece together their lives while still overwhelmed by grief and desperate for...
Several downtown Chicago businesses have been boarded up as concerns run high over protests and potential unrest as the Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicks off on Monday. “We have experience with this, and the city doesn’t have a great track record with protecting their businesses or their citizens’ property. So we want to be preemptive...
Thousands of anti-Israel protesters from across the country are expected to rally in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention this week as Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, make their case for the White House. As of Sunday, the Chicago Tribune reports at least seven large demonstrations on issues...
FIRST ON FOX: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) projected images on Trump Tower in Chicago on Sunday evening ahead of the party’s convention on Monday. “All eyes are on Chicago, and tonight, everyone is receiving a preview of the contrast that Democrats will drive throughout the Democratic National Convention this week – directly on Trump...
Top Democrats, including President Biden and former U.S. presidents, are headed to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention to celebrate the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for commander in chief. Here’s who to watch: Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, arrives to speak at a campaign rally Aug....
The mayor of Chicago is warning that thousands of migrants could arrive in the city ahead of the Democratic National Convention. While previous estimates of over 20,000 migrants arriving in the city seem to have been assuaged, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration still expects several hundred migrants ahead of the convention — arrivals via bus that...
FIRST ON FOX: A Black advocacy group blasted Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker ahead of the Democratic National Convention in his state, accusing him of failing Black students across Illinois. “Governor Pritzker has failed Illinois’ Black students, and he has no one to blame but himself,” Darius Jones, founder and executive director of the National...
The Illinois State Comptroller Office has stopped some funds being allocated to the Village ofDolton over its alleged failure to submit financial records, the latest twist in an ongoing saga where controversial Mayor Tiffany Henyard has been accused of misdeeds, excessive spending and allegations of corruption. The move comes amid reports that the self-described “supermayor”...
