Chicago will soon be in the national spotlight when it hosts the Democratic National Convention in August, but primarily in the glitzed-up areas leaders want to be seen.
The city is facing a few complications: its stubborn problem with violence, the "wild card" of left-wing anti-Israel agitators, worn-down infrastructure, and the specter of the infamous clashes when Chicago hosted the DNC back in 1968.Street and walkway upgrades are already underway. And according to a law enforcement source, the plan is to isolate the convention area from the rest of the city entirely, with access only for the media, law enforcement and DNC designees.
That's the year massive left-wing protests against the Vietnam War erupted outside the DNC and were met with a violent crackdown. This year, experts are concerned that anti-Israel agitators who have disrupted city roadways could use the convention to get more attention to their cause. They have already protested at the convention sites, months before it opens. "If they can embarrass Chicago, if they can embarrass the governor, the mayor, the president, they're happy," Roy said.
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