There’s a lot of fulminating over Chicago’s hosting the Democratic National Convention in 2024. Some think it’s a coup and brilliant; others think it’s colossal mistake.
I think it’s too early to tell. 2024 is a year away and we’ve just elected a new mayor. In a year Chicago’s downtown might be the safest major city downtown in the United States or it might be a combat zone. We just don’t know. We don’t even know how or if the new mayor will try to ensure the convention’s success.
I only have one thing to add. Chicago’s nickname, “the Windy City”, probably doesn’t come from the weather.
A trip down memory lane:
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/1968-democratic-national-convention-history-2023/
I think there is a similar backdrop of negative events now that were also present in 1968.