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Ald. Brian Hopkins plans to hold hearings to find out how the CTA will cope with bus service and other contingencies in August.
Twenty-five more entries will be allowed to participate next month, still down from last year's 199.
Students with disabilities learned how to prepare for the area's upcoming cicada emergence, construction started at the Thompson Center in the Loop, and nearly 70 people were arrested as police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Israel-Hamas war is heightening fears of unrest, but convention leaders say they’re confident in their partnerships with Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and the U.S. Secret Service.