R&B legend Patti LaBelle entertains Chicago DNC crowd to open second night
The program for the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was underway on Tuesday, which included a performance by R&B legend Patti LaBelle.
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The program for the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was underway on Tuesday, which included a performance by R&B legend Patti LaBelle.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was among those with ties to the host state preparing to speak on the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
The excitement continued on the second day of the Democratic National Convention with meetings at Chicago's McCormick Place focused on female empowerment from supporters of all ages.
The buzz was building for delegates from around the country and in Illinois as they prepared to formally nominate Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president.
Protests near the United Center in Chicago caused some trying to attend the DNC from being able to get to the arena on time.
Johnson invoked Chicago's history of liberal activism and political figures like former President Barack Obama, as well as the historic nature of Kamala Harris' nomination.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson took to the lectern Monday evening to welcome the delegates to the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
Shortly before the kickoff to the festivities on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, the delegates were cheery inside the United Center in Chicago.
The Poor People's Army was also one of the many groups planning marches in Chicago during the first day of the Democratic National Convention. Organizers said their focus will be on raising awareness of homelessness across the country.
President Joe Biden visited the stage at the United Center in Chicago ahead of his speech on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
The longtime party figure and native Chicagoan previews this week's Democratic National Convention, and offers a message to his fellow Democrats about the prospects of the Harris-Walz ticket come Election Day.
Those living in the South Loop or headed there this weekend will see some added security with several roads closed down in anticipation of the Democratic National Convention starting at 10 p.m. on Friday.
Sara Machi reports that years before they hit the ballot box, organizations are capitalizing on all the attention of the DNC by getting young people interested in the political process.
A federal judge is sending former Ald. Rick Munoz back to prison for 7 more months, after he was arrested for drunk driving in May while on supervised release from his previous corruption conviction.
An employee of the Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint seeking to remove the Green Party's presidential candidate from the ballot in Wisconsin.
Indiana's attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state's largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion.
To guide viewers through the historic election, Lightfoot will serve as a CBS News Chicago political analyst.
Republican millionaire businessman Eric Hovde and Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin are wasting no time going after one another.
A local clerk failed to realize that new legislative maps moved a rural Wisconsin town into a new district, leading to an administrative error that could disenfranchise scores of voters in an Assembly primary.
Wisconsin voters have decided against two constitutional amendments passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have taken power away from the governor.
With the DNC less than a week away from kicking off in Chicago, Lightfoot is giving her perspective on the latest in national politics.
Dr. Byron T. Brazier, the pastor at Apostolic Church of God on Chicago's South Side will host town hall meetings ahead of the 2024 general election to talk to Black voters of all ages about "strategic voting."
Wisconsin Capitol Police have declined to investigate the leak of a state Supreme Court abortion order in June because of a conflict of interest.
The Democratic National Convention is just 10 days away from kicking off in Chicago. Organizers and public officials held a pep rally on Friday at the John Hancock building amid the final push of excitement ahead of the convention. Gov. JB Pritzker said he was looking forward to pulling off a historic convention.
The Democratic National Convention is just 10 days away from kicking off in Chicago. Organizers and public officials held a pep rally on Friday at the John Hancock building amid the final push of excitement ahead of the convention. Gov. JB Pritzker said he was looking forward to pulling off a historic convention.
