"We are such a special community"
CBS 2's Marie Saavedra reports there's a statewide effort to make sure Chicago's local businesses see a financial boost during the Democratic National Convention.
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CBS 2's Marie Saavedra reports there's a statewide effort to make sure Chicago's local businesses see a financial boost during the Democratic National Convention.
Pro-Palestinian groups on Monday called out Chicago leaders for denying their applications to protest outside the Democratic National Convention in August.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he also welcomed protesters planning to exercise their First Amendment rights outside the convention. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The U.S. Secret Service will speak on those protocols at 2 p.m.
Protesters are already planning to be near the United Center during the convention.
The DNC compiled a list of more than 1,700 businesses and venues across the city. The organization said more than 70% of the businesses identify as diverse.
When 50,000 people descend on Chicago for the Democratic National Convention this August, organizers will have some recommendations. They've put together a list of vendors, including businesses well beyond the Loop and in all corners of the city. Business owners on the list hope for a boost ahead of the convention.
It was due to a technicality after the City of Chicago failed to respond to a permit application from a group called The Poor People's Army within its own 10-day deadline, according to the Sun-Times.
Protesters will be allowed to set up just outside of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer, despite opposition from Democratic officials, because of a technicality.
Activists wanted to set up a protest in Union Park, just a few blocks from the convention, but the city instead allowed them to protest in Grant Park, four miles away.
"It is clear that we are a go-to destination for conventions, concerts, summits, and large-scale special events of all kinds."
Representatives from Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws were among the first to file for march permits.
Representatives from Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws were among the first to file for march permits.
They wanted to give them an overview of what to expect at the convention at the United Center in August 2024.
Minyon Moore was the director of White House political affairs under former President Bill Clinton.
"Chicago is the hometown of the American labor movement. Our members are hardworking, talented, and resilient, and they stand up for themselves and their families. And today, the DNC is standing with them."
To get an idea of what it takes to host a DNC, CBS 2's Charlie De Mar spoke with a leader on the host committee for Philadelphia in 2016.
Prominent Illinois Democrats gathered to celebrate Chicago's selection to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention in a return to form after COVID uncertainty in 2020. To get an idea of what it takes to host a Democratic National Convention, CBS 2's Charlie De Mar spoke with a leader on the host committee for Philadelphia in 2016 about what lessons they learned.
The announcement, not surprisingly, took the tone of an Illinois Democratic Party love fest – and brought out all of the state's political heavy-hitters.
As CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports, city and state leaders and Democratic Party bigshots gathered Wednesday to reveal new details about how it will all come together.
Following the announcement that the Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago in 2024, we got our first look inside the United Center - decked out with signs and logos to promote the convention. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
CBS 2's Chris Tye reports on the 2024 convention plans, and why the focus may be on the greater Midwest with its swing states rather than Chicago specifically.
The 2024 convention will mark 56 years since a Democratic National Convention put Chicago on the world stage in perhaps the most unflattering way imaginable.
The Republican and Democratic national conventions were both held in Chicago in 1952.
The Democratic National Convention was last held in Chicago in 1996, when President Bill Clinton was renominated. Lester Holt and Linda MacLennan anchor from the United Center, with live reports by Bill Kurtis, Mike Flannery, and Jay Levine.
