Red, white and bruising: at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, conflicts within the hall were amplified in violence on Chicago’s streets. AP Images Theodore Roosevelt giving a campaign speech.

One of the hallmarks of a good broadcast journalist is the ability to roll with the proverbial punches during live events. You have to be a good ad-libber and be able to pivot, ready for the ...

Chicago has hosted more presidential conventions than any other U.S. city, stretching back to 1860 when Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln, but perhaps none was as notorious or as consequential as ...

A visibly new structure in Lincoln Park is actually the physical embodiment of the Episcopalian Church of Our Savior, dating ...

It remains to be seen what impact this summer’s Democratic and Republican national conventions will have on the 2016 presidential election. But when Republicans gather in Cleveland and Democrats ...

Vice President Hubert Humphrey won the Democratic presidential nomination with 1,761 votes to 601 for Sen. Eugene McCarthy. The delegates adopted Humphrey’s platform, which continued President Lyndon ...

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We’re one year away from Chicago hosting the next Democratic National Convention — 28 years after it was last here and 56 years after the unforgettable 1968 DNC. It’s the 26th time the city has been ...

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- "The Trial of the Chicago 7" is based on the true story of a wild trial in Chicago surrounding an uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Now 53 years later, ...

Unconditional aid to Israel could prompt a clash of demonstrators and cops at this summer’s convention, boosting Trump’s prospects. The Democrats will convention in Chicago next year, and it’s not ...