The Democratic National Convention is coming to Chicago next week. Approximately 50-thousand visitors are expected to descend on the United Center and McCormick Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman and first Indian American in U.S. history to obtain a major party’s presidential nomination, will officially accept the Democratic Party’s nomination at the convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harris, who ran unopposed for the Democratic presidential nomination following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, garnered the majority of delegate votes to clinch the nomination during the virtual voting process held earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chicago\u2019s public access television network better known as CAN-TV<\/a>, will be the center of national and local programming during the Democratic National Convention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Locally, live DNC programming will be produced each evening with special editions of Chicago Politics, hosted by veteran journalist and publisher of Illinois Latino News<\/a>, Hugo Balta<\/a> and civic leader Andrea Zopp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Balta is the regular host of Chicago Politics<\/a>. Zopp is the host of Chicago Newsroom 2.0.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Each night, Balta and Zopp will host Chicago political and civic leaders who will offer views on the day\u2019s events at the convention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n