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Chicago police chief says out-of-town police won't be posted in city neighborhoods during DNC

  • By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press
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Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling says outside police agencies that’ll help secure the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month won’t be posted in city neighborhoods. The renewed attention on out-of-town police comes after Ohio officers in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention earlier this month fatally shot a man wielding knives at a park not far from the downtown convention site. Roughly 500 officers, mostly from Illinois agencies, will travel to Chicago to help with DNC security. They’ll be directing traffic and working at the numerous security checkpoints around the convention sites of the United Center and McCormick Place.

Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history
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Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history

  • By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential conventions can be memorable for floor fights and bloody battles on the streets outside or for scenes that stand out as outlandish or awkward. The Republicans gather in Milwaukee this week amid relative party peace. High drama could come next month, though, as the Democrats meet in Chicago with some clamoring for President Joe Biden to leave the race. Past conventions have produced many memorable moments, including Ted Cruz being booed, Clint Eastwood haranguing an empty chair, Al and Tipper Gore sharing an uncomfortably long kiss and pitched battles between police and protesters outside in Chicago in 1968.