DNC to celebrate Joe Biden, who will be Monday's prime-time keynote speaker

The Democratic National Convention in Chicago, kicking off Monday, will include tributes to President Joe Biden, whose opening-night, prime-time keynote address will make the case for electing Vice President Kamala Harris, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

KAMALA, DOUG/TIM, GWEN/BILL, HILLARY HIT CHICAGO SUNDAY: Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive in Chicago on Sunday night from Pittsburgh. Harris and Emhoff will attend Monday's kick off session, where she will get the baton from Biden and be there for the salute to the president. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, head to Milwaukee for a Tuesday rally, returning to Chicago later in the day.

Harris and Emhoff and the Walzes will remain in Chicago through Friday.

Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton — the 2016 Democratic nominee and former secretary of state, New York senator and first lady — headline a high-dollar fundraiser for the Harris Victory Fund on Sunday night in Highland Park, with the ask ranging from $25,000 to $100,000, according to an invitation obtained by the Sun-Times.

Hillary Clinton will speak to the convention on Monday night; Emhoff on Tuesday; Walz on Wednesday; and Harris on Thursday.

After his speech, Biden and first lady Jill Biden, who also addresses the convention on Monday, will leave Chicago.

BIDEN MONDAY SPEECH PREVIEW: In his keynote Monday, Biden plans to make the case for his "partner," Harris, to be the next president and Walz to be the next vice president.

“The president’s desire is to make a strong case for Harris-Walz and hand off the convention to them, which all week will continue to highlight the Biden-Harris record," aides said.

Convention planners tore up their plans when Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, with Harris nailing down the nomination in a day and quickly changing the dynamics of the race.

Harris and Walz come to Chicago in better position after former President Donald Trump's election had seemed all but certain after the Republican convention in Milwaukee last month.

Biden plans to hit the road for the Harris-Walz ticket, his aides said, with an extensive travel schedule in the weeks ahead.