DNC chooses Chicago for 2024 convention, passing on New York City

The Democratic National Committee said Tuesday that it has chosen Chicago as the site of its 2024 national convention, passing over New York, which had pushed hard to host the high-wattage election season gathering. The Democratic National Convention will take place at the United Center, on the west side of America’s third-largest city, and run from Aug. 19 to Aug. 22 next year, according to the DNC. The decision comes as a cause for celebration in Chicago, and centers the speech-filled nominating convention in the unofficial capital of the Midwest,...