Protesters were confronted by police and eventually cleared the area. Four people were arrested, according to reports.
A schedule of speakers and hosts as delegates convene in Chicago.
The first lady will speak before President Joe Biden's keynote address on Monday.
Organizers estimate turnout for Monday's march and rally, on the first day of the convention, to be at least 20,000 people.
McLoughlin has been helping train around 150 lawyers and law students to respond to protest-related arrests at the DNC.
Protesters said the city's proposed route from Union Park to near Park 578 is too winding and too short.
Gov. JB Pritzker, who is being vetted by Vice President Kamala Harris' team, voted to nominate her for president Friday.
The ex-president reportedly refused to take the stage if he would be fact checked but came out just as organizers were to explain the delay.
"I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black," he said.
The former president's appearance has sparked debate among members of the National Association of Black Journalists.
The former president, campaigning in the 2024 presidential race, will be in Chicago Wednesday.
Officials announced plans for restricted areas around the United Center and McCormick Place during the Democratic National Convention.
The former president and first lady gave Harris expected but crucial support in her bid to defeat Donald Trump.
"These are people that are very angry at 'Bibi' Netanyahu for not making a priority of a cease-fire," Schakowsky said.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois Democratic congressional delegation and delegates to the coming convention in Chicago pledge support to VP.
Biden has insisted he is not backing down; campaign manager says, "He is not wavering on anything."
The ballot challenge claims Kennedy "perjuriously" declared a New York residence and submitted ineligible signatures and false information.
Anyone who holds a TVDL has completed their written and road tests, and has proof of insurance, but is not documented as a U.S. citizen.
A Cook County judge tossed out a lawsuit from a lawyer who alleged former Mayor Lori Lightfoot defamed him during a dressing down over Zoom.
Your first amendment rights, to have your voices heard, but again, we will not tolerate the violence," Superintendent Larry Snelling said.
The town hall will be held at the Middle School, 1650 Pulaski Rd., Calumet City, on Wednesday, June 5, at 6:30 p.m.
The perimeter is a big deal—because it will impact road closures and where people will assemble.
House Bill 4293 will likely force consumers to turn to black market
"Let's do this so that you can come back and have that vote," Moore said. "You should have that voice for your community."
Sen. Collins, Rep. Morris: ‘Keep Illinois data in Illinois’ bill will help minorities and women develop data centers in poor areas
"We believe in free speech, and we're going to allow people to protest, and, you know, say whatever it is they want to say," Pritzker said.
During the 2023 campaign for mayor, Johnson vowed to end the use of ShotSpotter, saying there was clear evidence the system is unreliable.
Mayor Tiffany Henyard was not present when ex-Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot was hired, but she is expected to veto the move, reports said.
Karen Yarbrough, who had served as clerk since 2018, was the first woman and African-American to hold the position.
"I've never changed my positions based on the wind or political mood. My positions do not deviate based on that," O'Neill Burke said.
By a razor-thin margin — fewer than 1,600 votes out of more than 500,000 cast — the former judge defeated the party-endorsed candidate.
It's an effort to restore the parks and their services before summer. Five parks across the city have housed migrants since last summer.
New program for 7th and 8th graders in the 2023-2024 school year
"I mistakenly left out mail-in additional ballots that had been received back via USPS the evening of Monday, March 18," Max Bever said.
The heart of the homelessness issue is not Black versus brown, or “us” versus “them,” says Pfleger, but of restoring our own humanity.
An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary.
The current budget that ends June 30 budgeted $550 million for non-citizen health care, but projections have pushed that number higher.
New report by watchdog
Following the denial of Trump's emergency motion to delay proceedings, oral arguments are set to go ahead as scheduled Friday morning.
Former prosecutor Clayton Harris and retired Judge Eileen O'Neill Burke are set to face each other Thursday evening in a live debate.