At an unrelated news conference today, Mayor Lori Lightfoot began showcasing Chicago’s attributes as part of what she promised would be a full-court press to win the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
If national Democrats choose Chicago for their 2024 convention, they will have their pick of venues and backdrops, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday, offering up the United Center, Wintrust Arena and Navy Pier as potential locations.“We’ve got it all here in Chicago,” Lightfoot said. “We’ve got lots of different venues that we can offer.”
The potential bid for the convention also has the support of Rep. Robin Kelly, who is the head of the Democratic Party of Illinois and Sen. Dick Durbin, the second highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate. The Democratic National Convention last took place in Chicago in 1996. That gave former Mayor Richard M. Daley a chance to redeem the city in the national spotlight after the police riots that erupted in Grant Park outside the Hilton Hotel on Michigan Avenue during the 1968 convention.
Lightfoot acknowledged that supporters of Chicago’s bid for the convention will have to allay fears about historically high levels of crime and violence in Chicago. The city recorded 800 homicides in 2021, the most in 25 years as well as a surge in carjackings.
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