Businesses Aren't Taking Any Chances During The DNC: Here's What Downtown Chicago Looks Like

Posted • August 18, 2024: It's starting to look like 2020 in Chicago, as downtown businesses are preparing for next week’s Democrat National Convention by boarding up their storefronts. Thousands of pro-Hamas protesters and other activists are expected to descend on the city and store owners, many of whom have experience with past looters, are attempting to minimize the risk to their stores during the convention. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson insists the city is ready and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has dismissed fears that the 2024 Democrat National Convention could end up mirroring the 1968 convention. Businesses in Downtown Chicago are now boarding up their stores in preparation for the Democrat National Convention. Owners are terrified Kamala Harris supporters may erupt in violence and loot their stores again. When Republicans were in Milwaukee, no businesses boarded up their buildings because Republican voters don't steal.

🚨 The Democrats are currently building a MASSIVE wall around their convention in Chicago. This is PEAK irony. 🤣 I thought walls were racist, Kamala? What changed? (…)

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