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Democrats confirm plans for nearly all-virtual convention
Jun 24, 2020 7:52 PM - Democrats will hold an almost entirely virtual presidential nominating convention Aug. 17-20 in Milwaukee using live broadcasts and online streaming, party officials said Wednesday. Joe Biden plans to accept the presidential nomination in person, but it remains to be seen whether there will be a significant in-person audience there to see it. The Democratic National Committee said in a statement that official business, including the votes to nominate Biden and his yet-to-be-named running mate, will take place virtually, with delegates being asked not to travel to Milwaukee. -
'Nothing is more important to me': Delegate candidates push petitions, pump up prospective voters in the suburbs
Jan 2, 2020 6:31 AM - Wanted: Energetic people with sufficient chutzpah to walk up to complete strangers and start talking politics. -
Presidential hopefuls woo prominent suburban Democrats, who say sorry, give us a little time
Aug 24, 2019 4:22 PM - The primary is months off, but suburban Democrats' phones are ringing as presidential campaigns line up support and volunteers are phone-banking. -
Jean Kaczmarek: Candidate profile
Oct 23, 2018 1:00 AM - Jean Kaczmarek is a candidate for DuPage County clerk. -
1968 Democratic convention 'impossible to forget,' says reporter who covered it
Aug 25, 2018 9:04 PM - Arlington Heights resident Ed Murnane has been at eight national conventions, but the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, which he covered as a reporter for the Herald, was 'impossible to forget,' he writes.
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Muslim convention in Rosemont promotes civic, interfaith engagement
Sep 3, 2016 6:26 PM - Muslim leaders are convening in Rosemont this weekend for the largest such gathering in the U.S. and Canada, aiming to promote civic and interfaith engagement in the face of Islamophobia. -
Capt. Khan's parents in Rosemont: 'So much goodness in the world'
Sep 3, 2016 6:23 PM - Speaking in Rosemont at the largest gathering of Muslims in the U.S. and Canada, Khizr and Ghazala Khan said "there's so much goodness in the world." -
Editorial: The Trump message Bloomberg wants Republicans to hear
Jul 30, 2016 2:00 PM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald argues that the number of Republican Party leaders who still oppose Trump suggests they're not all just doing it out of cynical politics. -
5 things to watch now that the conventions are over
Jul 29, 2016 12:52 PM - With the balloons all popped and the two party conventions over, the hyper-political battle for votes in November will take a break for a while to give Republicans and Democrats a chance to relax. Just kidding. -
Lester: Sox pitcher key to '59 pennant dies as modestly as he lived
Jul 29, 2016 5:03 AM - Decades before Chris Sale was suspended for cutting up throwback jerseys before a scheduled start, the White Sox had another standout pitcher, who led the American League in saves and games finished to help the team clinch the 1959 pennant. But Omar "Turk" Lown is remembered for his modesty and pragmatism, in both the way he lived and the way he died, columnist Kerry Lester writes.
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