Dems cancel Biden Chicago fundraiser amid slipping support, report says
WASHINGTON – Democratic organizers have abandoned plans for a fundraiser in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention in August, as support for President Joe Biden wavers, CNN reported.
DNC and city officials promise Chicago is ready for international spotlight
A little more than a month before the Democratic National Convention arrives in Chicago, one of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top deputies on Thursday assured a roomful of business and civic leaders the city is ready for its moment in the international spotlight and that the effect of the historic event will be felt long after the expected 50,
Top Chicago Democratic organizers pull fundraising event ahead of DNC: Report
Democratic organizers in Chicago have pulled a fundraising event for President Joe Biden that was slated to happen while the city hosts the Democratic National Convention. Organizers for one Chicago fundraiser told CNN they paused conversations on the event in the aftermath of Biden’s lackluster presidential debate performance as some Democrats have called for him
Ahead of DNC, city officials to close, cordon off one of Chicago's largest, most visible homeless camps
Federal officials haven't asked the city to clear the "tent city" right next to the Dan Ryan Expressway, but a top mayoral aide says she doesn't want to wait and then have to scramble. Camp residents have guaranteed shelter through the week after the DNC.
2 people hold police in lengthy standoff in Chicago's Fulton Market District
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A SWAT team remained on the scene after six hours Thursday night in a standoff with two people in a luxury ...
Family of Chicago woman missing in the Bahamas push authorities to continue searching as they mark her birthday
The family of Taylor Casey, a Chicago woman who has been missing in the Bahamas for nearly a month, gathered Thursday to mark ...
Canceling Chicago police officers’ days off before DNC is ‘a recipe for disaster,’ union boss says
Unless the superintendent reins this nonsense in, morale is about to start fading away really fast … before the huge ...
Chicago coffee shop aims to keep DNC attendees well caffeinated
Be it President Biden or a delegate, the Chicago French Press coffee cart will be standing by to crank out orders for anyone ...
Chicago woman gets 58-year prison term for killing and dismembering her landlord
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord and storing some of her remains in a ...
After violent holiday weekend, Chicago civic leaders announce $100 million for crime-fighting efforts
In a show of political and private force after a horrifically violent extended holiday weekend in Chicago, civic leaders ...
Argonne National Laboratory's heat-tracking project to expand to Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood
At the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Lab campus in Lemont, special equipment tracks rising temperatures and ...
Chicago Mayor Blames Richard Nixon as Over 100 People Shot at Weekend
Mayor Brandon Johnson suggested the root causes of Chicago's gun violence crisis date back to Richard Nixon's administration.
Rookie Shota Imanaga is Cubs' lone All-Star as Chicago wraps up middling first half
Cubs entered 2024 hoping to contend for the NL Central crown, but have been a first-half disappointment despite All-Star ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after Biden call with Democratic mayors: ‘He is ready, willing, and able to take on and defeat Donald Trump’
Mayor Brandon Johnson was unequivocal in his backing of President Joe Biden following the embattled incumbent’s latest move ...
Chicago store owner, employee charged with selling stolen goods; $2.5M in high-end merch confiscated
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said at least $2.5 million worth of high-end merchandise was confiscated from a Near West ...