They are holding still a little west of Ashland, waiting on Harris’ speech.

Lake and Wood:

There are maybe 40 people sitting in the middle of Ashland, singing and chanting.

Very calm. Some cops looking on. Reporters and videographers everywhere you turn

Vermin Supreme is here. The group from the street is headed into the park.

The group attempted to start marching again but police have blocked them from crossing the street and are doing the move back chant.

The group has largely moved back into the park. There is a large scrum of photogs surrounding the group closest to the cops.

Tribune photogs (Chicago Tribune Photo) rock my world every day but the DNC has been an extra reminder of how important they are to the paper. These by armando l sanchez are very worth your time but also make sure to look back at the whole team's work this week chicagotribune.com/2024/08/23/dnc…

Chicago, 7:45 p.m.

In Forest Park for updates on yesterday’s four homicides on the Blue Line. cta pres Dorval Carter is here, plus CC State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Chicago Tribune

Nothing on a motive. Foxx said she fears "the question of why may never be answered." Carter said he thought CTA was doing everything it can to support people who sleep on transit. Story w/ Sam Charles, Madeline Buckley & Jeremy Gorner): chicagotribune.com/2024/09/03/man…

News very grim of late, so: Emi with Wanda Wolf and Betty Bear Emi smelling the flowers Emi conquering the rapids

It’s been quite a week so here is Kafka, who has also had the radish

News: A man electrocuted last week at the 79th Street Red Line station jumped to his death to try and escape a group of men chasing him, per a police report. His identity wasn’t yet public. Will Lee trib.al/UoPpduF

A federal jury has awarded a new record $50 million to a Chicago man wrongfully convicted in a 2008 murder — a decision plaintiff’s attorney say should be a “wake up call” for the city chicagotribune.com/2024/09/09/wro… Caroline Kubzansky reporting

Every good investigative journalism project begins with the journalists figuring out how to get the data out of the files

This is Lael Wilcox. She has just completed an attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for women’s circumnavigation of the earth on a bike, in roughly 108 days. Preceding record is 124 days.

Next Thursday (Sept. 19) the city will announce phase one of its plan to combine the homeless and migrant shelter systems. The meeting will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 2822 W. Jackson Blvd. chicagotribune.com/2024/09/12/cit…