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Workers construct temporary structures at a parking lot in preparation for the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 14, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Mayor Johnson personally intervened over stages, sound system for DNC protests, organizer says

August 16, 2024 at 10:01 p.m.

Activist groups planning a massive protest at the Democratic National Convention next week have won concessions from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, allowing them to set up stages and sound systems...

A no parking sign is posted on South Wacker Drive near Adams Street in Chicago on July 8, 2024, after the Chicago NASCAR events. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Parking meter payoff for NASCAR cost Chicago $600K over two years

August 15, 2024 at 5:49 p.m.

Parking spot closures tied to NASCAR's Chicago Street Race cost the city $348,306 in 2023 and another $273,665 in 2024, a Tribune records request revealed.

DNC protest groups cry foul after city denies permits for stage and sound system at rallies near United Center

August 15, 2024 at 6:17 p.m.

A coalition of activist groups planning a massive protest at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week are crying foul.

Migrants depart a bus after 4 a.m. for the second time after traveling from El Paso, Texas, to a Metra station in Glen Ellyn on Jan. 5, 2024. After arriving around midnight in Glen Ellyn the migrants were not able to board the last train of the evening and Glen Ellyn police had to ask the bus they traveled in to return so the migrants would have a warm place to wait before the next train around 5 a.m. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago not expecting migrant surge ahead of DNC, city official says

August 15, 2024 at 10:41 a.m.

Chicago’s top migrant official is walking back a prediction from city leaders last month that tens of thousands of migrants would arrive by bus ahead of next week’s Democratic National...

A parking meter in Chicago's Near North neighborhood on June 24, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Parking meter deal violation could cost Chicago over $100 million

August 14, 2024 at 10:57 a.m.

An arbitration panel's ruling in favor of a private parking company that holds a monopoly on street parking meters could cost the city of Chicago more than $100 million.

With the United Center behind him, a worker from the Department of Streets and Sanitation rakes debris along Adams Street near Damen Avenue as crews finish cleanup projects on Aug. 9, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Democratic National Convention. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

DNC cleanup aims to improve Chicago beyond the convention, but also echo 1996 efforts

August 11, 2024 at 12:55 p.m.

Mayor Johnson's team is prettying up the city for the Democratic National Convention, but how much it'll cost remains a question.

Hatem Abudayyeh with the U.S. Palestinian Community Network speaks to the media at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Aug. 5, 2024, where there was a hearing in the Coalition to March on the DNC’s federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago over the route and length of the group's planned protest march. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

City, protests groups still at odds over routes for DNC marches and demonstrations

August 5, 2024 at 8:17 p.m.

With the Democratic National Convention just two weeks away, Chicago officials and groups planning protests continue to squabble over where demonstrations will take place.

The United Center in Chicago is seen March 5, 2024. The Democratic convention is slated to be held at the United Center from Aug. 19-22. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Plans for multi-block DNC security perimeter announced by authorities as convention spotlight nears

July 25, 2024 at 6:11 p.m.

Federal and local authorities on Thursday released long-awaited details of the planned security perimeter around the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

Photo caption 1: Un grupo de inmigrantes que viajan desde Texas salen de un autobús en el vecindario de West Loop el 5 de diciembre de 2023 en Chicago. (Armando L. Sánchez/baiduhai)

Los líderes de Chicago se preparan para recibir hasta 25,000 nuevos inmigrantes antes del DNC: ‘Tenemos que estar preparados’

July 24, 2024 at 6:18 p.m.

Chicago se prepara para la llegada de hasta 25,000 inmigrantes en autobús antes de la Convención Nacional Demócrata (DNC, por sus siglas en inglés), según informaron el martes dirigentes municipales.

A group of migrants traveling from Texas exit a bus in the West Loop neighborhood on Dec. 5, 2023, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago leaders brace for as many as 25,000 new migrants ahead of DNC: ‘We just need to be prepared’

July 23, 2024 at 4:02 p.m.

The high-end estimate came as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration defended its policy of evicting migrants who stay in city shelters longer than 60 days.

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