GO TIME: The Democratic National Convention has arrived in Chicago and delegates are gearing up for a busy week of meetings and parties, with an emphasis on parties. Headliner alert: Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Chicago Sunday ahead of the convention. Greeting her: Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and the Illinois delegation. Pic! President Joe Biden lands today. Harris will be in and out with a quick campaign stop tomorrow in Milwaukee. Road to the convention: Getting to this point was rough for Democrats after much hand-wringing over whether Biden should stay at the top of the ticket. Turns out the pivot to Harris was fairly smooth, though convention planners had to tear up some of their plans. Speaker line-ups changed, videos were re-shot and messaging has been carefully tweaked. It’s a “delicate balance” of introducing Harris to the world while also giving Biden his due, insiders told POLITICO’s Eugene Daniels and your Playbook host. Our story: Convention reinvents itself for new headliner It’s the first in-person convention Democrats have had in eight years, so they’re excited. Still, there’s some angst about what lies ahead, as our POLITICO’s Lisa Kashinsky and team report. And here's a look at some of the Illinois delegates from the suburbs, by the Daily Herald’s Russell Lissau. Everyone wants to know who’s taking the stage, but convention organizers are holding off on sharing all the details. On deck tonight: President Joe Biden headlines after first lady Jill Biden, Mayor Brandon Johnson and (reportedly) Hillary Clinton. Celebrities will be part of the mix, too, per CNN. The head-turner: Adam Kinzinger, the Republican former congressman from Illinois, will appear on stage on Thursday ahead of Harris' speech, reports CNN. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is set to speak Tuesday on the issue of IVF, via the Sun-Times. Can I hear an amen: Chicago Ald. William Hall will say the benediction on Wednesday of the convention. He’s a pastor at St. James Community Church. PARTIES — SCOOP: Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headlined a fundraiser in the northern suburbs on Sunday. — SCOOP: Convention Host Committee Chair Michael Sacks and his philanthropist wife Cari, along with Host Committee Executive Director Christy George, fundraising guru Leah Israel and Sacks COS and Obama vet Sally Armbruster are hosting a DNC Send Off party Thursday night at the Salt Shed with musical guest Brandi Carlile. A grand hat tip: “We couldn't think of a better way to thank everyone who helped us to make this a great week for the DNC, the ticket in November and for the city than a great send off party,” Sacks told PLAYBOOK. “When we found out Brandi was available we asked Crooked Media to let us take the night (that they initially had) and handle the planning. It’s going to be a blast,” he said. — Black Caucus: Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted a welcome reception on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus at Pizzeria Portofino on the Chicago River on Sunday. Kelly arranged for the Anita Dee Yacht Charters to dock next to the restaurant to accommodate the overflow crowd. Speakers: Gov. JB Pritzker, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford of Nevada. Spotted: Sens. Dick Durbin and Corey Booker, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, Illinois Atty Gen. Kwame Raoul, Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, former Congresswoman Val Demings, Illinois state Rep. Camille Lilly and Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia. — Pre-gavel party today: Cook County Board Chair Toni Preckwinkle, Dupage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy and Will County CEO Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant will be feted at a pre-gavel welcoming party put on by lobbyists John Kelly and Chip Humes and attorney Scott Marquardt. Details here — Thursday watch party: State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, state Sen. Robert Martwick, Ald. Ruth Cruz and Committeeperson Michael Rabbitt are hosting. Details here MORE HEADLINES Does Chicago have something to prove with this convention? “There’s a chip on the City of Big Shoulders, like it or not, due to a national narrative that points to Chicago’s long-standing issues of crime and renewed questions of public safety,” by the Tribune’s Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner. Sen. Dick Durbin was going to headline an event at the CNN-POLITICO Grill today but instead will meet with Biden. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi will address the Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus this morning at McCormick Place, where daytime events are being held. Rev. Jesse Jackson will be honored on stage at the United Center, by the Sun-Times’ Mitchell Armentrout Tuesday’s roll call: It will be transformed into a Harris-Walz rally with DJ, music and surprise guests, by the Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet MORE EVENTS —On the run: Palestinian and Jewish runners will run Chicago’s lakefront path each day of the Democratic National Convention to show solidarity in calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East. —Tuesday: A celebration of the 29th Anniversary of the launch of JFK Jr.'s politics and lifestyle publication “George” and the release of the book “JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography.” Paul Begala will moderate a brief panel discussion with co-authors RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil reflecting on the magazine's impact and John F. Kennedy Jr.’s legacy. Details here — Also Tuesday, Congressman Danny Davis hosts a discussion on “The Political Determinants of Health." Details here — Wednesday: Gov. JB Pritzker's Think Big America will host a panel featuring the governor, The Fairness Project's Kelly Hall, Reproductive Freedom for All's Mini Timmaraju and Planned Parenthood Action Fund's Alexis McGill Johnson. The panel will be moderated by Personal PAC's Sarah Garza Resnick. RSVP to dan@thefairnessproject.org. PROTEST ZONE — Protests will be held each day of the convention, with the biggest expected today. Small protests are popping up everywhere — we saw one on Michigan Avenue and one protester interrupted a party for delegates held last night at Navy Pier. Video here. — About their message: Protesters paused to reconsider opposing Harris at the convention. They decided on full steam ahead, by your Playbook host — National Guard on ‘standby’ In Chicago for the convention, Pritzker confirms, by Block Club’s Charles Thrush — Sunday protest sees hundreds march downtown for Gaza, abortion rights, by Block Club’s Quinn Myers — Chicago’s mayor owes his career to activism. How will he handle convention demonstrators? Mother Jones’ Abby Vesoulis reports If you are Paul Begala, Playbook would like to hear from you, and we’re OK to go off the record. Email: skapos@politico.com
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