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Photos of the Windy City as it gets ready for a flurry of Democrats

Workers install a 2024 DNC banner to the exterior of the United Center in Chicago on August 14 as the city gears up for the for the Democratic National Convention. — Workers install a 2024 DNC banner to the exterior of the United Center in Chicago on August 14 as the city gears up for the for the Democratic National Convention. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams

Posted August 19, 2024 at 9:03am

Workers in Chicago have been cleaning up and readying the city for this week’s Democratic National Convention.

Roll Call’s photojournalists have been in the Windy City for the past few days to capture all of the preparations. Here are some of their photos.

The Chicago skyline is reflected in the Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park on Wednesday, before the start of the Democratic National Convention. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Workers install 2024 DNC logos to the exterior of the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Banners and bunting decorate the outside of the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel in Chicago on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Crews prepare balloons to be lifted into the rafters inside the United Center in Chicago on Thursday (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

From left, Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, Minyon Moore, chair of the Democratic National Convention Committee, and Alex Hornbrook, executive director of the Democratic National Convention Committee, pose for photos inside the United Center on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

The floor and the stage of the United Center on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

The Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago and the Chicago River are pictured on Friday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Chicago police officers line the street in preparation for a protest down Michigan Avenue on Sunday, the eve of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. The protest included activists for reproductive, Palestinian and LBGTQ rights. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Demonstrators dressed as misoprostol tablets march down Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Sunday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Demonstrators calling for an end to aid to Israel are pictured in Chicago during the protest on Sunday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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