2024 Democratic National Convention
August 19 to 22 Chicago, Illinois
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Dozens of U of I students gather Tuesday night for VP debate watch party
Nearly 50 students gathered at the Illini Union Tuesday night to watch the Vice Presidential debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. NPR reports the candidates discussed issues including the economy, immigration and health care, keeping a tone that was largely collegial. The event was hosted by the Office of Civic Life at…
U of I grad running as write-in candidate for congress
URBANA – A candidate for Illinois’ 13th congressional district is now running as a third-party write-in candidate. Chibu Asonye, 27 grew up in Chicago and graduated from the University of Illinois in 2018. She currently serves as a residence director at the university. Hi @AOC @briebriejoy, I'm Chibu Asonye! I am a down-ballot candidate for…
Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion: VP debate takeaways
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. It was the first encounter between Minnesota’s Democratic governor and Ohio’s Republican senator, following last month’s debate between Vice President Kamala…
Sights of 2024 DNC
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