Scenes around the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Exterior of the United Center in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, as preparations are made for the upcoming Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 19-22. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker take turns speaking during a walkthrough of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at the United Center. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)With the United Center in view, a worker from the department of Streets and Sanitation cleans up debris of limbs along Adams Street near Damen Avenue as crews clean up and finish major projects, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Democratic National Convention. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Crews clear the homeless encampment near the Dan Ryan Expressway at Roosevelt Road and South Desplaines Street, as the Democratic National Convention nears, The camp has been home to unhoused Chicagoans for at least four decades, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Resident physician Abdul-Rahman Saleh takes part in a virtual reality training, simulating a mass casualty event, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. At right is Dr. Nick Cozzi, of Rush University, on laptop. The participants would arrive at a scene in virtual reality, access the situation and perform triage on the virtual reality victims. Rush University Medical Center has been working with Ohio State University’s department of emergency medicine on preparedness using virtual reality. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Work continues inside the United Center in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, as preparations are made for the upcoming Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 19-22. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Children play on a basketball court at the Henry Horner Annex across the street from the United Center where the Democratic National Convention will be held next month Thursday July 25, 2024 in Chicago. The Henry Horner Annex sits within the vehicle screening perimeter for the DNC. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Guests and members of the Association of State Democratic Committees, walkthrough and pass the statue of Bull’s legend Michael Jordan following the Democratic National Committee’s walkthrough at the United Center for the Association of State Democratic Committees, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Police Officers march forward as they train to protect an injured person and an ambulance transport and keep back anyone who tries to cross the line as the Chicago Police Department offers a first look into how officers train at McCormick Place, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in preparation for the Democratic National Convention in Aug.. The officers at the training session were among 2,500 officers who will be on the front lines during the DNC. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Work continues inside the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2024, as preparations are made for the upcoming Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 19-22. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Workers on the roof of the United Center, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Democratic National Convention. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Deputy Special Agent in Charge Derek Mayer arrives at a press conference at the United States Secret Service Field Office regarding the security measures for the 2024 Democratic National Convention on July 25, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Superintendent Larry Snelling, right, attends a press conference to discuss final preparations for public safety before the Democratic National Convention at the Office of Emergency Management and Communications Tuesday Aug. 13, 2024 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Recent CPS graduates working as general labor trainees with the Streets and Sanitation, along with Streets and Sanitation workers clear away large overgrown weeds as they clean up along Madison near Talman Avenue, blocks from United Center, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Democratic National Convention. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Hatem Abudayyeh, the chair of the US Palestinian Community Network, speaks during a press conference announcing a federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago over the denial of permits proposed by various protest groups to protest within “sight and sound” of the Democratic National Convention to be held at the United Center this coming Aug., on Friday, March 22, 2024, outside the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Signage is displayed during a walkthrough of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at the United Center. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
