Democrats will meet in Chicago Monday to kick off their convention and nominate Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as their 2024 Ticket. Democrats met in Chicago in 1996. More than a decade earlier, when they met in Chicago, they also nominated a sitting vice president (after their eligible-for-reelection President Lyndon Johnson...
Former President Trump’s campaign launched a counter-programming effort in Chicago with two big-name surrogates who hammered Vice President Kamala Harris on inflation and the economy as the Democratic National Convention gets underway in the city. “You can tell right now by what very few proposals that Kamala Harris has put on the table,” began Sen....
Local grocery store owners struggling with inflation might face price caps to curb “price gouging” if Vice President Harris becomes the next president. As part of Harris’ economic agenda, she plans to implement federal price controls on groceries and other everyday expenses. But a local grocery store owner in Chicago – where the Democratic National...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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”...
