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2024-democratic-national-convention
  • by david hall
Manu Raju's path from Hinsdale South High School to CNN anchor covering the DNC in Chicago

“As a kid, I had scant interest in politics," said Raju, raised in west suburban Darien. He discovered journalism in college and started covering political stories when he landed in D.C. Raju is also CNN's chief congressional correspondent. We asked him about his path to politics.

2024-democratic-national-convention
  • by david hall
Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomes DNC delegates. 'No better place to start than here in Chicago'

"As a Black man raising a Black girl on the West Side of Chicago, I know that my daughter will see not only a reflection of herself in the White House but our deepest American values," Johnson told a world audience.

work
  • by david hall
Union workers who helped build DNC stages, tents 'pumped' as thousands enter United and McCormick

Thirty unions, including ones representing carpenters and electricians, worked behind the scenes to set up for the Democratic National Convention.

entertainment-and-culture
  • by david hall
Inaugural Chicago River Swim for ALS research moved to Lake Michigan after city denies permits

The city raised safety concerns about an open swim in the river and reached a compromise with the group planning the Sept. 22 event.