Local News | Suburban police departments ready to help during Democratic National Convention, if needed: ‘Our officers will be more vigilant’ By Richard Requena July 1, 2024 at 10:31 a.m. Northern suburban police departments are preparing and making themselves available to assist the Chicago Police...
Politics | DNC host committee has vast majority of $85M fundraising commitment in hand, and aiming for millions more By Dan Petrella July 8, 2024 at 12:21 p.m. Corporations, labor unions and political organizations open their checkbooks for Democratic National Convention in Chicago,...
Immigration | State adds two migrant shelters months before DNC, causing objections from lawmakers By Dan Petrella July 1, 2024 at 11:24 a.m. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office downplays timing of shelter openings and the Democratic National Convention in...
Politics | Chicago reaches deal with protest organizers ahead of DNC By Sam Charles June 26, 2024 at 12:58 p.m. City officials this week reached a deal with protest organizers that will allow demonstrators to...
Politics | Illinois Republican Chairman Don Tracy resigns just weeks before RNC in Milwaukee By Rick Pearson July 8, 2024 at 12:21 p.m. Don Tracy's often-turbulent three years as head of state GOP was marked by repeated Republican...
TV and Streaming | Free tickets available for ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ and ‘Daily Show’ in Chicago during DNC By Doug George June 19, 2024 at 6:24 a.m. Free tickets are now being given away to attend tapings of both the "Late Show"...
Politics | United to add 118 Chicago flights for the DNC By Sarah Freishtat June 12, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. United's additional flights for the DNC are a boon to O'Hare International Airport, a key...
Politics | ‘This will not be 1968.’ Chicago police prepare for DNC as whole world watches once again. By Dan Petrella June 10, 2024 at 6:17 a.m. The landscape has changed and CPD isn't the same police force as it was in...
Politics | City poised to offer DNC protesters route near United Center By Jason Meisner June 6, 2024 at 6:12 p.m. Talks are still ongoing but the city, which has tried to move protests to Grant...
Politics | CPD stresses readiness for Democratic National Convention as Secret Service boss visits Chicago By Sam Charles June 4, 2024 at 12:56 p.m. As the Democratic National Convention draws closer, leaders of the Chicago Police Department and United...