Posted on 08/16/2024 4:16:15 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Concern over possible unrest during next week's Democratic National Convention has some business owners in Chicago's Loop taking precautions.
Boarded up windows and doors could be seen downtown Thursday.
"As we know, this city has a poor track record when it comes to protecting businesses," said Scott Shapiro, owner of Syd Jerome.
The looming unknowns ahead of next week's convention are why Shapiro said he knew he had to take precautions to keep his decades-old business safe.
"We felt it was more prudent to board up, since our customers and their employers have told them to stay home throughout the convention for their own safety," Shapiro said.
That's why his downtown storefront at Syd Jerome on Clark Street is shielded by plywood, as thousands of protesters plan to descend on Chicago for the DNC.
His store was looted during civil unrest in 2020.
And back then, he didn't take down the plywood until more than a year later.
Other downtown businesses are also taking precautions, like the Garland Building on North Wabash Avenue and Washington Street, which houses multiple office spaces, stores and restaurants. Chicago Board-Up Services has been quite busy.
"We're boarding them up tight, so that there's no entry," said Vicki Fichter, owner of Chicago Board-Up Services.
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They may need an extra layer of titanium to keep the crazies out....
The fact that they plan for this proves that it’s a charade.
The citizens pay for it through increased costs of insurance and goods, plus the cost of increased taxes for police, fire and repairs to public property.
That amounts to theft, and allowing it is raw corruption.
The citizens didn’t vote for any of this—their votes don’t count.
Bus loads of the Hamas wing. Do Chicago cops still use billy clubs? They better.
If you missed 1968 in Chicago, you’re gonna get a second chance. But this group is not crazier but vicious. History does repeat itself in the same place.
(Do Chicago cops still use billy clubs? They better.)
Don’t forget the Water Cannons and German Shepherds like in the 60’s!
ChicagoChicago that lootinest town
Chicaho cops don’t use anything.
Hurricane coming to shitcargo.
Oh, ironically ab seee opened fake news this morning with lead story about a hurricane in the Caribbean. Somebody else’s TV.
This country is going to hell in a hand basket and these fools talking about the damn weather.
Ew. Water cannons. I like water cannons.
Downtown Chicago businesses ready to bend over for possible unrest during upcoming DNC
....”Concern over possible unrest during next week’s Democratic National Convention......”
“possible unrest”....?? ya gotta be kidding, or have been living under a rock or in a cave somewhere.....tens of thousands of protesters [sic] are expected in Chi-town if what I have been reading in the popular press is true...start poppin’ that popcorn now....!!.
I remember—my dufus US Senator (Ribicoff) gave a speech attacking the violence of the....
wait for it....
Cops!
He was leftist scum.
They should have held it in S.F. They’re is no businesses to shutter or hotels to stay.
This is common place these days, they allowed the 2020 peaceful protests to get away with the destruction of a city, looting, murder and rape with no arrests. This is thier army, we are the enemy because we are the threat to them
All out rioting and burning of stores and cop cars...
When your answer to everything is violence, destruction and discord... are we supposed to believe that you are capable of leadership?
Tim Walz is a national-scale arsonist. Chicago will probably be looted and burned.
“The citizens didn’t vote for any of this—their votes don’t count...”
Yes they did...filthcago is overwhelmingly democrat.
He was saying like shame on you shame in them, and Mayor Richard Daley booed him from the convention floor
I was in Chicago at that time visiting my older cousin and her family and we happen to be riding around downtown when it hit the fan
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