When I woke up Saturday morning to take a walk, I was surprised to find chain link fences surrounding the historic Water Tower. I especially love the large blue sign hung on the facade facing Michigan Avenue stating, “Chicago DNC Welcome.” Half of the sign is obscured by the fence. In addition, the streets on each of the three sides of the Water Tower, as well as a couple of other streets, were also blocked off. In addition to the fences are stations to conduct searches and obstacles to stop cars from crashing through.

Apparently everyone was surprised to wake up to this sight. It had not been previously announced and was completed under cover of night. Turns out that VIPs, including Kamala Harris, are staying at hotels on those streets.

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