Mayor Rahm Emanuel woke up a pretty sleepy Illinois delegate breakfast meeting Wednesday morning. Emanuel first lavished praise on the speech that had all the delegates talking -- Michelle Obama's convention address.

Bill Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and Nancy Pelosi address the Democratic National Convention. We hear from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Elizabeth Brackett in Charlotte on Chicago Tonight at 10:00 pm. And, Northwestern Law Senior Lecturer Jason DeSanto joins Paris Schutz and Phil Ponce in our studios with analysis.

Rep. Lou Lang talks about party unity among Illinois Democrats and comments on Gov. Pat Quinn's convention speech in our web extra video.

Labor unions sponsored the Illinois delegates 7:00 am breakfast at the Omni Hotel Tuesday morning. Delegates, some looking a little bleary-eyed after Monday night's round of parties, barely had time to grab breakfast before Mike Madigan, with his Democratic Party Chair hat on, called the meeting to order at 7:30 sharp.

Michelle Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel address the Democratic National Convention. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest news from the Illinois delegation in Charlotte. And, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady joins Northwestern Law Senior Lecturer Jason DeSanto and Phil Ponce in our studios with analysis.

Just two weeks after being booed off stage on Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair, Gov. Pat Quinn’s labor battles are keeping up with him in Charlotte.

Finding a cab at any time in Charlotte is a lot harder than finding a cab at State and Madison at 4:45 pm. Especially when it rains. And rain it did in Charlotte on Monday, the day before the official opening of the Democratic National Convention.

Paris Schutz joins us from Tampa with the Illinois delegation's reaction to Mitt Romney's speech at the Republican National Convention.

Paris Schutz describes the atmosphere at the Republican National Convention, and shares the inside scoop on the Illinois delegation.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

In our web-extra video, Joel Weisman and his Week in Review panel delve further into the Republican National Convention.

It's Mitt Romney's night at the Republican National Convention. What kind of bump will the convention give his campaign? Rev. Jesse Jackson joins Phil Ponce and Jason DeSanto in our studios to discuss Romney's speech. And, we hear from Paris Schutz in Tampa with the latest news from the Illinois delegation.

Call it ground zero for the resistance. It’s a small office space in the first floor of a nondescript building -- one block from the security perimeter of the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Inside, reporters were packed to the gills as Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and others from the Democratic National Committee held court.

The atmosphere in the hotel Thursday morning was different. A lot of smiling; a lot of buzz among the delegates for tonight’s big show; although there were a lot of red eyes, too. That's because sleep has been at a premium.

Paris Schutz joins us from the Republican National Convention with the latest news.

Congressman Aaron Schock joins us from Tampa with the latest news from the Republican National Convention.