The head of the Democratic National Convention promised Tuesday that the event in Milwaukee this summer to choose the party’s presidential nominee will be focused more on substance than spectacle as part of a strategy to be more successful in key states such as Wisconsin.

Although the Democratic National Convention will take place in Milwaukee, half of the delgates will stay in suburban Chicago. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports. 

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker may not have his state involved in the race to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, but he does have a favored host in mind.

Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s official running mate, did an impression of one of Donald Trump’s common phrases. “Trump is a guy who promises a lot but you might have noticed, he has a way of saying the same two words every time he makes his biggest, hugest promises: ‘Believe me.’ ”

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine accepted the nomination for vice president at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday evening. Here are his remarks as prepared.

President Barack Obama spoke at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday evening to back Hillary Clinton as the party’s nominee and its leader.

President Barack Obama is slated to speak at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, July 27, the party’s committee said Friday. The DNC announced the convention’s headlining speakers, calling the line-up a showcase of “enormously popular national leaders, rising stars from across the country and a diverse range of everyday Americans who will inspire the nation.” The convention is being...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wrote a check for more than $7,000 to cover the tab from his September 2012 trip to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte after the Chicago Tribune inquired about the travel expenses.