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Chicago removing homeless encampment ahead of Democratic National Convention

A Chicago official says homeless people are being moved from a large encampment to a shelter so the area will be emptied before the Democratic National Convention in August

The Independent UK

How does replacing Biden actually work now that he’s dropped out of race?

The party’s nominee – who we now know will not be Joe Biden – will be officially chosen at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago between 19 and 22 August

The Independent UK

Chicago police tweak mass arrests policy ahead of Democratic National Convention

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling is touting the nation's second-largest police department as fully prepared for protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention, including on a new mass arrest policy

The Independent UK

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Anti-war protests, a Chicago DNC: Is it 1968 all over again? Some historians say no

There are clear similarities between 1968 and 2024, from presidential elections and anti-war protests to new Planet of the Apes movies. But historians tell NPR there are some key differences too.

WEKU

Chicago abortion rights and LGBTQ+ advocates seek permit to march on day before Democratic National Convention

The Democratic Party has failed to protect abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, the advocates claim.

Chicago Sun-Times

Karine Jean-Pierre reveals split from partner Suzanne Malveaux after more than 10 years together

Jean-Pierre and Malveaux first met at the Democratic National Convention in 2012

The Independent UK

While DNC coming to Chicago might provide good vibes, experts say economic boost might be overhyped

CHICAGO — When Chicago last hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1996, Mayor Richard M. Daley played the role of deep-pocketed Johnny Appleseed.

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After convention loss, Georgia Dems stress state’s importance to party

CHICAGO — At the site of this city’s victory lap after winning the Democratic National Convention, national party Chair Jaime Harrison confessed that a family member wanted him to forgo Chicago in favor of Georgia’s capital for the big event.

Tribune News Service

2024 Democratic Convention pitched as economic boon for ‘all of our communities, not just a select few’

The city’s $80 million bid package beat out rival proposals from Atlanta and New York City, capping more than a year of campaigning to bring the convention back to Chicago for the first time since 1996.

Chicago Sun-Times

Look back at some of Chicago’s other Democratic National Conventions

The list famous figures who have been nominated in Chicago is impressive — including many who did not win.

Chicago Sun-Times

As activists look forward to Dem convention, ex-Chicago police officials look back to lessons from turbulent NATO summit

Former Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy and other retired police supervisors say the 2012 summit provides Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson with a playbook on how to deploy officers for the Democratic National Convention in August 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why Atlanta’s political case to host the DNC may be better than when Democrats controlled the state

ATLANTA — When Atlanta hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1988, Georgia Democrats controlled almost all levers of power in the state. That made the city a solid blue backdrop for the party to select its presidential nominee.

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