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With 89 days until the convention kicks off, organizers and state and local officials meet with the media and woo influencers who could connect with hard-to-reach voters.
The social justice protests in the summer of 2020, after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, have sparked thorny debates ever since. A Springfield bill on the issue is the latest backlash to Mayor Brandon Johnson's Board of Education.
Winds up to 62 mph were recorded in the suburbs Tuesday night. Two people were injured when winds knocked a tree down in St. Charles Township.
Johnson said he has not made "any commitment to anyone" about committee chairmanships. But he made it clear that Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, once forced to resign from Council leadership, would soon be rewarded with a committee chairmanship.