Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Schneider calls for tighter gun control laws, while Ramirez Mukherjee voices concernsSep 09, 2020 5:20 am - Both candidates for Illinois' 10th Congressional District seat shared stories about gun violence in their families while discussing gun control legislation Tuesday. Demo...
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Additional charges pending against ArroyoAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Federal prosecutors said Monday they still expect to file additional charges against former state Rep. Luis Arroyo, and a judge scheduled a hearing in 60 d...
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Lake County Democrats moving to oust Link ahead of his scheduleAug 23, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County Democrats, unhappy with party Chair Terry Link's plan to wait until Sept. 15 to step down in the wake of a federal tax evasion charge, have called a special ...
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Finally, a convention for the rest of AmericaAug 23, 2020 1:00 am - By Connie Schultz I've attended the last four Democratic conventions, and most of my memories of those milestone events involve crowds. They were everywhere. In the airp...
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Fact-checking the fourth night of 2020 Democratic National ConventionAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - On the final night of the 2020 DNC, many speeches continued to offer generalities, not hard numbers that fact checkers could chew on. Here are four items that caught our...
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Takeaways from the final night of the Democratic conventionAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - A convention without a roaring crowd, confetti cannons, funny hats - a gathering in name only - delivered the Democratic presidential nomination to Joe Biden, the culmin...
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Biden vows to defeat Trump, end U.S. 'season of darkness'Aug 21, 2020 1:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying "ally of the light" who would move an America in crisis past the...
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Facing tax evasion charge, state Sen. Link to step down as Democratic leader in Lake CountyAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - Facing a federal tax evasion charge, state Sen. Terry Link has announced he will resign as leader of the Lake County Democratic Party effective Sept. 15. Link, of Indian...
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For Joe Biden, long path to a potentially crucial presidencyAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - When Joe Biden steps to the podium Thursday night as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, he will offer himself to a wounded, meandering nation as balm - and as ...
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Harris seizes historic moment in accepting VP nominationAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major p...