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Exclusive details about City Hall's Chicago Democratic convention obligations

The city is required to provide police escorts for all convention committee personnel who are "delivering credentials to state delegations and the media at their respective hotels." It also must provide “special” security for “delegates and other dignitaries.”

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As the DNC looks for thousands of volunteers, past helpers share stories of the convention’s influence

From 1968 to today, volunteers in Chicago aim to connect visitors to their city, and to see some of the convention action themselves.

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1996 Democratic convention was redemption for Chicago — and Daley

Then-Mayor Richard M. Daley “saw this as an opportunity to show a city that does work — not a city that crumbles under the pressure of protesters," said Leslie Fox, executive director of the 1996 convention's host committee. "The stakes were pretty high.”

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City Hall trying to cut deal with protesters, avoid legal battle as Democratic convention nears

Federal and local officials have repeatedly said they are ready for what could be one of the biggest events to hit Chicago in decades. It’s been described by one Chicago police official as bigger than the 2012 NATO Summit and 1996 Democratic National Convention.