Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman to be nominated by a major party in the U.S. Meanwhile, Mayor Rahm Emanuel takes a hit at the Democratic National Convention and Illinois Democratic delegates focus on finding a challenger to Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018.
In other news: The Obama library lands in Jackson Park, Chicago police are told by their union not to take holiday weekend overtime, and the Chicago White Sox and Cubs split the Crosstown Classic.
Guests
Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times
Tom Corfman, Crain’s Chicago Business
Richard Baehr, American Thinker
Dan McGrath, Chicago Sun-Times
The conversation continues in our exclusive web video. This week, Joel Weisman and his panel discuss the Republican response to the Democratic National Convention and look ahead to the coming presidential debates between Trump and Clinton.
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