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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Lynn Sweet

In DC, Pritzker, Lightfoot pitch DNC on Chicago bid to host 2024 Democratic convention

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot pitched DNC officials on Chicago’s convention bid on Friday. Arriving at the DNC briefing and stopping for a photo were, from left, deputy Mayor Samir Mayekar; World Business Chicago CEO Michael Fassnacht; Lightfoot and deputy chief of staff Kelsey Nulph. (Lynn Sweet/Sun-Times)

WASHINGTON - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot pitched top Democratic National Committee officials on Friday about Chicago’s bid to host the 2024 Democratic convention, bringing boxes of Chicago goodies and - in a show of how serious this bid is - themselves.

In separate presentations, the DNC officials - including DNC Chair Jamie Harrison, who attended via video, and new DNC senior adviser Cedric Richmond, a former top official in the Biden White House - Chicago, New York, Houston and Atlanta representatives made their cases to host the 2024 convention.

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