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It wasn't 1968. It wasn't even close. After months of anticipation, planning and vows of mass protest in Chicago that called to mind the tumult of the 1968 Democratic National [...]

It wasn’t 1968. It wasn’t even close. After months of anticipation, planning and vows of mass protest in Chicago that called to mind the https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/us/dnc-1968-chicago-protests.html of the 1968 Democratic National [...]

At least 55 demonstrators protesting the Democratic convention were detained on Tuesday after scuffling with the police outside Israel’s consulate. Hundreds more marched Wednesday. The Chicago police arrested at least [...]

One group said it would demonstrate at the Consulate of Israel in downtown Chicago. The police said they would not tolerate violence. Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters faced off with the [...]

Follow live updates on the 2024 election . It was August 1968, and Chicago was ready to combust. The Democratic National Convention had come to town, along with thousands of [...]

It was August 1968, and Chicago was ready to combust.The Democratic National Convention had come to town, along with thousands of delegates, guests and journalists. Demonstrators arrived in the city [...]

As tens of thousands of delegates and guests arrive for the Democratic National Convention, they will encounter a sight familiar to Chicagoans but startling to most out-of-towners: clusters of migrants [...]

As tens of thousands of delegates and guests arrive for the Democratic National Convention, they will encounter a sight familiar to Chicagoans but startling to most out-of-towners: clusters of migrants [...]

About 50,000 people are expected in the nation's third-largest city for the Democrats' convention. Some Chicagoans are thrilled. Others are skipping town. Workers rushed around in the shadow of the [...]

About 50,000 people are expected in the nation’s third-largest city for the Democrats’ convention. Some Chicagoans are thrilled. Others are fleeing town. Workers rushed around in the shadow of the [...]

Demographers say that a growing number of Americans identify as more than one race, and that the number will continue expanding in the decades ahead. When former President Donald J. [...]

Byline: Julie Bosman, Robert Gebeloff and Ethan Singer Demographers say that a growing number of Americans identify as more than one race, and that the number will continue expanding in [...]

The Secret Service, which has been under scrutiny since the assassination attempt against Donald J. Trump, says it has reviewed its security plan for the convention in August. Chicago is [...]

The Secret Service, which has been under scrutiny since the assassination attempt against Donald J. Trump, says it has reviewed its security plan for the convention in August. Chicago is [...]

The former president did not win them over — not that they like the alternative. Former President Donald J. Trump began his prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention on [...]

We spoke to them about why they feel like their votes, while important, don't seem to translate into the type of change they want to see in their daily lives. […]

The Republican National Convention is underway in Milwaukee, the largest city in the key swing state of Wisconsin. The four-day affair has put the city in an international spotlight just [...]

Outside the arena, an uneasy relationship between the city and the convention has intensified. The latest * Republicans were https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/16/us/trump-gop-convention-biden during the second night of the Republican National Convention. * [...]

The demonstration, while spirited, appeared to be far smaller than organizers had expected. Some suggested that the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump may have affected the turnout and mood. [...]

After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, protest organizers said their rally would proceed as expected. Law enforcement authorities said they were prepared. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/15/us/trump-rnc-news-biden A crowd of left-leaning demonstrators gathered [...]

On Today’s Episode: * Biden Asks America to ‘Lower the Temperature’ After Trump Shooting, * Here’s What Is Known About the Suspect Who Tried to Assassinate Trump, * After Shooting [...]

As 50,000 people began arriving in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, Secret Service officials and local leaders aimed to reassure the public about safety. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/15/us/trump-rnc-news-biden Milwaukee was always an [...]

Cavalier Johnson, the Democratic mayor of Milwaukee, was one of the biggest cheerleaders for holding the Republican National Convention in the city. Mayor Cavalier Johnson was zipping in and out [...]

Cavalier Johnson, the Democratic mayor of Milwaukee, was one of the biggest cheerleaders for holding the Republican National Convention in the city. Mayor Cavalier Johnson was zipping in and out [...]

Larry White was thrown a little off-kilter by the soupy, 93-degree temperature in Chicago on Monday morning. It's only mid-June, he said with annoyance, and until this week he barely [...]

In May, parts of Chicago were covered for the first time in 17 years by a brood of buzzing, mating, crawling red-eyed cicadas. The city's tiniest trees were ready. Homeowners [...]

In May, parts of Chicago were covered for the first time in 17 years by a brood of buzzing, mating, crawling red-eyed cicadas. The city’s tiniest trees were ready. Homeowners [...]

The Chicago City Council is seeking the public transit chief's ouster as the system wrestles with financial woes, sluggish service and crime complaints since the pandemic. Until recently, Dorval R. [...]

The Chicago City Council is seeking the public transit chief’s ouster as the system wrestles with financial woes, sluggish service and crime complaints since the pandemic. Until recently, Dorval R. [...]

Heidi Heitkamp was in her office at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics when protesters occupied the building. Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp was sitting in her second floor office [...]

New census estimates find moderate post-pandemic rebounds for big cities in the Midwest and Northeast. After decades of painful decline, Detroit's population grew in 2023, according to new estimates released [...]

New census estimates find moderate post-pandemic rebounds for big cities in the Midwest and Northeast. After decades of painful decline, Detroit's population grew in 2023, according to new estimates released [...]

Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago understands the comparison to 1968. Once again, the city is gearing up to host a late-summer Democratic National Convention against a backdrop of fury and [...]

Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago understands the comparison to 1968. Once again, the city is gearing up to host a late-summer Democratic National Convention amid a backdrop of fury and [...]

Byline: Julie Bosman and Jamie Kelter Davis As the third graders of Cumberland Elementary in the Chicago suburbs colored, clipped and glued paper to make cicadas with filmy wings, they [...]

As the third graders of Cumberland Elementary in the Chicago suburbs colored, clipped and glued paper to make cicadas with filmy wings, they confided their fears about what is about [...]

As the third graders of Cumberland Elementary in the Chicago suburbs colored, clipped and glued paper to make cicadas with filmy wings, they confided their fears about what is about [...]

His acquittal in the infamous trial involving Nicole Brown Simpson's death prompted powerful backlash that helped change the perception around domestic violence. In December 1994, investigators from the Los Angeles [...]

His acquittal in the infamous trial involving Nicole Brown Simpson’s death prompted powerful backlash that helped change the perception around domestic violence. In December 1994, investigators from the Los Angeles [...]

Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, whose term ends in July 2025, said she will not seek re-election. The race to replace her will decide whether the court has a liberal or [...]

Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, whose term ends in July 2025, said she will not seek re-election. The race to replace her will decide whether the court has a liberal or [...]

Yee Leng Xiong, a 29-year-old nonprofit executive, has been an elected official in Wisconsin since he was a teenager. From a north central county known for ginseng farming and downhill [...]

Yee Leng Xiong, a 29-year-old nonprofit executive, has been an elected official in Wisconsin since he was a teenager. From a north central county known for ginseng farming and downhill [...]

The contest was close, and workers counted ballots for days after the March 19 election before the result of the race for the Democratic nomination was announced. Eileen O'Neill Burke, [...]

Nine people have been charged with crimes, including weapons violations, in connection to the shooting in Kansas City, Mo., last month. A third man has been charged with murder in [...]

A proposal to raise the transfer tax on sales of high-value properties was trailing. Two Democrats were locked in a close Cook County prosecutor primary. Vote counting continued in Chicago [...]

A proposal to raise the transfer tax on sales of high-value properties was trailing. Two Democrats were locked in a close Cook County prosecutor primary. Vote counting continued in Chicago [...]

A proposed tax change to fund homelessness programs in Chicago and the Democratic primary for Cook County’s chief prosecutor pit moderates against progressives. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/19/us/primary-election-ohio-trump-biden Two local races in the Chicago [...]

Covid was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020. Even as the threat of severe illness and death has faded, the pandemic's effects linger. Jessie Thompson, a 36-year-old mother [...]

Covid was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020. Even as the threat of severe illness and death has faded, the pandemic’s effects linger. Jessie Thompson, a 36-year-old mother [...]