Republican National Convention

Four days, dozens of speakers and many balloons later, the 2024 Republican National Convention is officially over.

With Trump's speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold.

While, newly-appointed Illinois Republican Chair Kathy Salvi offered assurances that the party would win back both suburban voters and donors, though she wouldn't directly answer questions about whether she supports a national abortion ban.

Republicans hold President Donald Trump’s nominating convention this week in Milwaukee. Watch NPR's live in-studio special coverage of the final night of the RNC tonight starting at 8 p.m. CST.

Illinois Republicans are calling for unity and showing little sign of the internal party struggles that have been brewing for years.

The security perimeter around Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, where the RNC’s marquee events will take place, has turned the downtown area into a maze of checkpoints and barricaded dead-ends for many pedestrians.

Voters elected 51 delegates during this year’s primary election — three from each of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts.

After about 3.5 years at the helm of Illinois' Republican Party, Don Tracy cited intraparty fighting as the cause of his resignation.

President Trump is accepting the Republican nomination for president on Thursday. NPR reporters are providing analysis of his remarks live.

Follow live updates and analysis of Day 4 of the Republican National Convention. President Trump caps off the week with his address.