Jackson signaled he'd pitch himself as a relative progressive and floated a return of Howard Dean's 50-state strategy.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer became the highest ranking Democratic to back Wisconsin's Ben Wikler to lead the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The year 2024 marked the first time in five years the city of Chicago saw fewer than 600 murders. Still, 573 people in the city were murdered, according to data released by police ...

The 2024 Democratic National Convention will be a momentous event for Chicago. Inside the United Center, the Democratic Party will be rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris, the party’s ...

Then in August, all eyes were on Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. Huge crowds were inside the United Center, large protests took place outside, and the week ended with Vice ...

DNC chair candidate Nate Snyder lamented during a recent interview that there was a lack of gender diversity among the ...

The latest notable encampment cleanup effort was around the last Democratic National Convention. Chicago’s city council denied that the cleanup of homeless encampments containing migrants has ...

But she’s hardly likely to clear the field next time. Potential rivals on Democrats’ deep bench were already beginning to maneuver for 2028 during her short-lived second candidacy. And it’s widely ...

From ShotSpotter controversies to the presidential election and Chicago corruption to the innumerable crises at City Hall, ...

Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the convention floor in Chicago. Democratic party leaders hope to correct that by holding a ceremonial vote at the Democratic National Convention, which begins Monday in ...