Articles filed under Political Conventions
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There in spirit: Suburban Democratic delegates have mixed feelings on virtual convention
Aug 17, 2020 8:55 PM - State Rep. Jonathan Carroll and other suburbanites are serving as delegates this week at the Democratic National Convention. While understanding the need to hold the event remotely, they say it's not the same as an in-person convention. -
Watch the Democratic National Convention starting at 8 p.m.
Aug 17, 2020 8:08 PM - Democrats will put on essentially an all-virtual convention, broadcasting two hours of prime-time programming starting at 8 p.m. Former first lady Michelle Obama will be the keynote speaker tonight. -
Duckworth a Democratic convention co-chair, but what does that say about vice presidential odds?
Jul 31, 2020 5:30 AM - Until presidential candidate Joe Biden makes the call, it's not sure what position U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth will play at the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee this August, but she does have one assigned role. -
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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4 things to know about Illinois' gun laws
Oct 6, 2017 8:00 AM - Illinois' gun laws are relatively strict compared to surrounding states, but some loopholes still exist, allowing residents to quickly cross over the border to Indiana, Missouri or Wisconsin and make purchases at gun shows that they then covertly bring back home. -
Montgomery mayor hosts health care forum ahead of 14th District run
Aug 31, 2017 9:49 PM - Montgomery Mayor Matt Brolley hosted a forum Thursday in Yorkville on health care ahead of his run in next year's Democratic primary for the 14th Congressional District seat now occupied by Randy Hultgren.
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