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ONE LAST #DNC THING: 20 pieces of art from the eyes and fingers of Chicago Reader contributors Anna Wagner & Donald Colley, of whom I am in awe... 🧵 1 of 20, Our Katie Prout (Katie Prout) with Suzi, a South Dakota delegate (Colley)

Mayor Brandon Johnson takes post-DNC victory lap: “If the 1968 convention went down in history as the example of police brutality then the 2024 convention will go down as the example of constitutional policing”

Scenes from the 2024 Democratic National Convention chicago.suntimes.com/2024/08/21/sce…

Like a party host who keeps asking you to come again before you’ve even left, some IL politicos say the next DNC should be in Chicago. Gilbert Villegas says his pitch will be that everybody's invited to JB's party, "and maybe he’ll bring Beyoncé next time.” wbez.org/government-pol…

Rest up, Chicago. Illinois politicians want to bring the DNC back in 2028. Story from the very tired Tessa Weinberg wbez.org/government-pol…

Fool me once...

Miss the #DNCConvention2024 or just want to revisit? This is what it *sounded* like. Great audio piece put together by Araceli Gómez-Aldana WBEZ. Grab your radio or your headphones! 📻🎧 tinyurl.com/4h9duf6e

A wide-angle view of the shelf cloud as it barreled over Chicago // #ILwx #ChicagoWX

Nearly got stuck by lightning taking this one, smelled the ozone and felt the hairs raise...but one heck of a bolt of lightning hitting downtown.

NEW: So many speeches about #abortion during #DNC2024CHICAGO. But is there access without $$? ✅Abortion funds low on $$ ✅Patient access could be in jeopardy ✅Cook County quiet on abortion until now tinyurl.com/4pm79sku WBEZ Chicago Abortion Fund Personal PAC Jessica Valenti

Trips to Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico weren't uncommon in President Dorval Carter's schedule. How common? A yearlong snapshot of his schedule shows he was away from Chicago nearly 100 days while just conducting 9 field visits. blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/28/cta…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration is floating a potential hiring freeze to end the year with a balanced budget ahead of an expected $982.4 million budget gap next year. Johnson did not definitively say whether he would raise property taxes. wbez.org/city-hall/2024…

Hiring freeze, spending cuts, even property tax increase. All are on the table as Johnson looks at 2025s' $982 million budget gap. Tessa Weinberg reports: wbez.org/city-hall/2024…

Shot a roll of film on the last day of the DNC. Here's a few I liked. Officers and protesters gather in Union Park and Park #578 during the final day of the Democratic National Convention Thursday Aug. 22, in Chicago.

An election conspiracy peddler exposed dates of birth and home addresses online for more than 6 million Illinois voters earlier this year, including dozens of state and federal judges whose places of residence are legally protected. trib.al/Ldaf8hp

He boasted on social media about paying strangers to take pictures of his children and ex-partner. Now he’s under arrest. Important update from Stacy St. Clair and Joe Mahr chicagotribune.com/2024/09/04/fra…

Chicago school board elections see big 'school choice' cash, including from billionaires wbez.org/education/2024…

“Why are we investing in a fence, rather than something that could save their lives?” said Monica Dillon, RN & member of the Northwest Side Homeless Outreach Volunteers. Ahead of the DNC, Chicago City Hall spent $814,000 on a fence to lock out homeless chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

After a chaotic 40 minutes of public comment that again featured disruptions and xenophobic remarks, the council's Immigration and Housing joint committee didn't reach a quorum, so couldn't begin the meeting or vote on holding regular hearings on housing barriers for migrants.

CTA ridership has yet to recover, increasing the odds of a rider becoming a victim. "The more people who ride public transit, the safer it tends to be. But if riders don’t feel safe, they won’t return. That is one of CTA’s core conundrums." wbez.org/criminal-justi…