A 2028 Chicago convention could help Gov. JB Pritzker's nomination prospects in what is expected to be a crowded field of primary presidential challengers.

The United States provides for such a convention if two-thirds of state legislatures pass resolutions supporting it, though the states have never amended the constitution via this method.

Gathering of state committee members will make endorsement decisions for the governor's race and other statewide offices.

Downtown Cincinnati's convention center has officially reopened after a $264 million renovation and expansion, just in time for the first event of the year with Redsfest. Local leaders, tourism officials and community members gathered Jan. 7 to celebrate the reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Downtown.

With both political conventions completed, the race for the White House resumes. As in the past, Nielsen collectively measured the audiences of both conventions from ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, Scripps News, CNN, CNNe, Fox Business, Fox News Channel, MSNBC ...

To be clear, there is always a crowd at Cubs Convention and waiting in line for a bit is part of the game whether you want seats on Friday night or an autograph from a player. But 2026 was orders of magnitude different from every other year I’ve attended Cubs Convention.

Dallas’ convention center redevelopment project has been mired in concerns of delays and relocating conventions, but the person whose name marks the building said Wednesday that patience will be needed as the $3 billion project advances.