Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Harris' running mate Tim Walz talks of 'bringing the joy' in his national introduction at DNCAug 21, 2024 11:02 pm - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for...
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‘A vote is a kind of prayer’: Warnock, Buttigieg call Illinois Dems to actionAug 21, 2024 7:22 pm - Some Illinois Dems are ready for campaign roads trips after rousing remarks by Cabinet secretary, history-making senator.
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Warnock combines get-out-the-vote and dating advice at DNCAug 21, 2024 6:13 pm - Not only did U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia galvanize a crowd at the Illinois delegation breakfast Wednesday, he also pulled some one-liners.
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‘He tells it like it is’: Pritzker speech draws kudos from Illinoisans at conventionAug 21, 2024 6:08 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s prime-time speech Tuesday night won praise from fellow Illinoisans at the Democratic National Convention.
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Student journalist from the suburbs following in grandfather’s footsteps at DNCAug 21, 2024 2:55 pm - Ryan Kupperman, a Prospect High School graduate, is covering the Democratic National Convention as a college journalist. His grandfather covered the 1968 convention for WLS AM radio in Chicago.
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Actor Wendell Pierce makes his presence known at the DNCAug 21, 2024 2:54 pm - Actor Wendell Pierce is among the celebrities who’ve been posting photos, videos and more from the Democratic National Convention on their social media accounts.
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Tim Walz and Bill Clinton will speak at the Democratic National Convention's third dayAug 21, 2024 10:01 am - Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton will headline the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party's choreogra...
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How many Illinois politicos can you squeeze into an Air Force Two photo op?Aug 21, 2024 7:27 am - A posse of congressmen, statewide officials, and Chicago’s mayor were the first to welcome Vice President Kamala Harris to Illinois.
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'Is this America?' Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her speech 60 years agoAug 21, 2024 7:25 am - JACKSON, Miss. — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats' presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nati...
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Fact-checking Day 2 of the 2024 Democratic National ConventionAug 21, 2024 7:10 am - The second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago featured former president Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug ...