
Chicago releases video plea for crime-plagued city to host DNC in 2024
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Democrats Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans to bid on the Democratic National Convention coming to Chicago in 2024 despite pervasive crime.
"Leading the battle on voting rights. Advocating to preserve all civil rights. Suppression. Oppression. We’re fighting for equality. It’s why we’re known as the heartland of democracy," artist and activist Common, a native of Avalon Park, says in the voiceover, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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