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In the national spotlight, Illinois Democrats talk up abortion as ‘fundamental’ election issue

By Christopher Placek
Aug 20, 2024 7:08 pm - With Illinois on the national stage this week, local Democrats Tuesday promoted the state’s status as an “oasis for reproductive freedom” as they use abortion as a key issue to drive voters to the polls.
Walz good for ‘boring old Midwestern dad caucus,’ Illinois senate president jokes

By Christopher Placek
Aug 20, 2024 6:53 pm - Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is head of the Senate Democratic caucus, but Tuesday he joined another group: “the boring old Midwestern dad caucus.”
Which celebrities will be in Chicago for the DNC? Here’s what we know.

By Herb Scribner
Aug 20, 2024 2:16 pm - The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Chicago Monday, and many are wondering what celebrities might pop up to cheer on Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House.
Obama made his DNC debut 20 years ago. He’s returning to make the case for Kamala Harris

By BILL BARROW
Aug 20, 2024 1:14 pm - Barack Obama was days shy of his 43rd birthday and months from being elected to the U.S. Senate when he stepped onto a Boston stage at the 2004 Democratic National Co...
DNC notebook: Pritzker coy about future, Colbert shouts out Mount Prospect

By Marni Pyke and Christopher Placek
Aug 20, 2024 10:13 am - Amid a focus on Vice President Kamala Harris’ political future, Gov. J.B. Pritzker had an enigmatic comment about his own Monday during the Democratic National Convention...
Kamala Harris eyes guardrails on plan to eliminate taxes on tips

Jacob Bogage, Jeff Stein
Aug 20, 2024 8:31 am - Vice President Kamala Harris is considering limits on her proposal to end the taxation of tips, exploring new details for her version of an idea first pushed by her Repub...
A massive fire rages for a third day at a Russian oil depot targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Aug 20, 2024 8:05 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian authorities struggled Tuesday to put out a massive fire in the southern Rostov region for a third consecutive day after an oil depot was hit by Uk...
Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention

By Glenn Kessler
Aug 20, 2024 8:05 am - The first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention featured many attacks on former president Donald Trump, some of which quoted him out of context. Here’s a roundup of a dozen claims that caught our attention, in the order in which they were made.
Obama and Emhoff are to headline the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday

By ZEKE MILLER, JONATHAN J. COOPER, AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Aug 20, 2024 7:09 am - Former President Barack Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak Tuesday on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, turning the party’s attention toward Vice President Kamala Harris and her faceoff against Republican Donald Trump.
Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to hint at how fast and how far the Fed could cut rates

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 20, 2024 7:06 am - Federal Reserve officials have said they're increasingly confident that they've nearly tamed inflation. Now, it's the health of the job market that's starting to draw their concern.

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