VIDEO: Chicago prepares for Democratic National Convention. Is it ready?
The Democratic National Convention is Aug. 19-22 in Chicago. But after a year and a half of planning, the political backdrop of the event is radically different than the one organizers started with and that Chicago leaders promised.
It’s not just the party’s nominee that changed; Chicago itself is a more tense political landscape than it was when the Democratic National Convention bid was first announced.
In this two-part video series, we consider Chicago’s changes under a rookie mayor and evaluate where the city stands heading into the DNC. Will it deliver the selling points the Democratic party needs? And is the city capable of keeping the peace while on the national stage?