Bill Ruthhart

Former Vice President Joe Biden pauses for a moment as he rallies with supporters Nov. 1, 2019, before the Democratic Party Liberty and Justice Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa.

Pete Buttigieg’s big night in Iowa matched by Elizabeth Warren’s fight for ‘big ideas’

November 2, 2019 at 10:10 p.m.

The Iowa Democratic Party's fall fundraising dinner long has been a critical measuring stick for presidential candidates in the lead-up to the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses, gauging both their ability to...

Security measures are put into place at Trump Tower in advance of President Donald Trump arriving to the building for a fundraiser on Oct. 28, 2019.

On first Chicago visit as president, Donald Trump and city trade insults over values as protesters take to streets to demonstrate

October 28, 2019 at 6:24 p.m.

Donald Trump's first visit to Chicago as president turned into a fusillade of insults Monday as he excoriated police Superintendent Eddie Johnson over gun violence while Mayor Lori Lightfoot backed...

President Donald Trump acknowledges Chicago police Officer Adam Wazny, right, during his speech at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference at McCormick Place on Oct. 28, 2019. Wazny was shot while serving an arrest warrant.

Wounded Chicago cop mentioned in President Donald Trump’s pro-police speech: ‘I loved it’

October 28, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump's speech at McCormick Place on Monday morning grabbed the most attention for his full-on attack of police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, but he also took a moment to...

Trump made his first visit to Chicago as president. Here is what happened.

March 11, 2024 at 2:07 p.m.

President Donald Trump made his first visit to Chicago as the nation's chief executive. He spoke at the annual gathering of the International Association of Chiefs of Police at McCormick...

Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters sit on the road in the 300 block of North Damen Avenue during a civil disobedience training outside the CTU Center on Oct. 24, 2019, in Chicago.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the picket line with Chicago teachers: ‘Everyone in America should support you in this strike.’

October 22, 2019 at 7:42 p.m.

Democratic presidential front-runner Elizabeth Warren made her way through a sea of striking Chicago teachers Tuesday, stepped onto a wooden crate just high enough for her to see out over...

Former City Hall attorney Steve Patton at a Chicago City Council meeting on Jan. 25, 2017.

Pete Buttigieg says his presidential campaign never should have taken money from ex-city attorney who fought release of Laquan McDonald video

October 18, 2019 at 8:19 p.m.

Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg will return thousands of dollars raised and contributed to his campaign by controversial former City Hall attorney Steve Patton, who fought against the public release...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks in the spin room following a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio.

Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg’s overwhelmingly white crowd at event on Chicago’s South Side reinforces his struggles to draw support from black voters

August 21, 2019 at 11:05 a.m.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg held a self-described grassroots campaign rally in Bronzeville on Tuesday night, but the overwhelmingly white audience he drew to the event in a historic black...

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