A Look Ahead at the Illinois Delegation’s Final Day at Convention

 (Evan Garcia / Chicago Tonight) (Evan Garcia / Chicago Tonight)

The Illinois Delegation is back at it for one last breakfast on Thursday morning.

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Scheduled to appear before the assembled delegates are Tony Iosco, who is a representative of the Trump campaign, and Ned Ryun, who founded a group called American Majority. The group bills itself as a nonpartisan group that trains grassroots activists and has been involved in the Tea Party movement.

What remains to be seen is who will stick around to witness the speeches. Thursday’s theme is “make America one again.” Headlining speakers, according to the official convention program, include RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump

Many of the elected officials who have been in Cleveland throughout the week have intimated they would not stick around for Thursday's final day and hear Republican nominee Donald Trump formally give his acceptance speech.

Join “Chicago Tonight” for continued coverage of the Republican National Convention all week.

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