Bill Ruthhart

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks during the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding fundraising dinner at the Surf Ballroom Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Democratic divide in Iowa: Will ‘Medicare for All’ and free college appeal to rural voters or send them back to Trump in 2020?

July 25, 2024 at 2:36 p.m.

Ron Rosmann crossed the gravel stretch of Ironwood Road that cuts through his family farm's 700 acres and knelt in a turnip field with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, explaining to the...

Aaron Sims, shown on July 23, 2019, is trying to preserve the Inkster, Michigan, house where Malcolm X once lived.

As Democrats descend on Detroit for presidential debate, black voters offer a warning: Don’t take us for granted

August 5, 2019 at 4:59 p.m.

Sitting on the crumbling porch of a small, boarded-up house where Malcolm X once lived, community activist Aaron Sims recalls Inkster as the place where African American workers on Henry...

Presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, right, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson walk to their table at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition annual convention on July 2, 2019, in Chicago.

‘This is an American problem’: Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg addresses systemic racism in Chicago speech

July 2, 2019 at 8:01 p.m.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg addressed the need to tackle systemic racism in a Chicago speech Tuesday as he continues to navigate heightened racial tensions in his city following a...

Democratic presidential hopeful and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio greets people as he departs following his speech at the annual Rainbow/PUSH Coalition International Convention at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Chicago, on July 1, 2019.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio brings longshot presidential campaign to Chicago, emphasizes need to improve relations between African Americans and police

July 1, 2019 at 5:58 p.m.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio brought his longshot presidential campaign to Chicago Monday, giving a speech focused on improving relations between the nation's African Americans and police. De Blasio...

South Bend Common Council member Regina Williams-Preston poses for a portrait at Sunrise Cafe on June 18, 2019, in South Bend, Ind.

After white cop kills black suspect, Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg tries to navigate fallout in South Bend

June 21, 2019 at 9:42 a.m.

In the aftermath of a white police officer fatally shooting a black suspect in South Bend, a mostly African American crowd of family members, pastors and politicians gathered at a...

Steve Bullock, governor of Montana and a Democratic presidential candidate, looks over the beer selection on tap at the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago on June 12, 2019.

Left out of first presidential debate, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says his ‘gettin’ stuff done’ candidacy plays in the Midwest

June 12, 2019 at 7:11 p.m.

Amid a pit stop in Chicago for campaign cash and a handful of media interviews, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock learned Wednesday that he won't be among the 20 Democratic presidential...

From left, Amara Enyia, LaShawn K. Ford, Gery Chico, and Ja'Mal Green, listen in as Lori Lightfoot speaks at a Chicago mayoral candidates forum at the Copernicus Center on Chicago's Northwest Side on Dec. 11, 2018.

How did a CPS high school get in line for a $13M gym to lure a star basketball coach? All one of Rahm Emanuel’s campaign donors had to do was ask.

May 15, 2019 at 5:42 p.m.

Two days after Orr Academy won its second straight state basketball title, the wealthy philanthropist and driving force behind efforts to turn around academic performance at the West Side high...

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