Bill Clinton, boosting Harris, returns to a changed party

CHICAGO — The last time the Democratic Party gathered for a convention at the United Center, Bill Clinton accepted the nomination in 1996 for his reelection bid.

Nearly 30 years later, the former president, 78, will take the stage in the same arena Wednesday night to make the case for Vice President Harris. 

Sources familiar with the speech — his 12th consecutive address to a Democratic convention — say it will be hopeful and aspirational, on the heels of what has been a tumultuous...