Democratic National Convention Resources

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) will take place from Monday, August 19 to Thursday, August 22, with approximately two weeks of setup beforehand and one week of teardown of security measures afterward. The larger evening events will be hosted at the United Center, while the McCormick Center West will host daytime activities. Smaller events will occur around the city, impacting over 40 hotels with varying levels of security based on attendees.

Approximately 50,000 total visitors are expected for the convention, including 5,000 delegates, alternates, and 15,000 media members. Fortunately, Chicago has significant experience hosting events of this size and larger. Rolling road closures will occur during motorcade movements to ensure safe passage, to minimize community impact. The OEMC will communicate updates and closures to businesses and residents. Public transit is encouraged.

RESOURCES

Democratic National Convention Website

• DNC Public Safety Website (Chicago OEMC)
  • Traffic Impacts
  • Impacted Areas/Road Restrictions
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Considerations for Commercial Office Buildings
  • An Essential Employees Letter Template

The BOMA/Chicago Security Best Practices Library provides property management teams with a wide range of security documents that would transition well into the policy and procedure work already completed. Each document addresses a security or life safety situation commonly faced in commercial office buildings that can be considered (and customized) when drafting site-specific response plans.

As always, and especially throughout the event, you are reminded to be aware of your surroundings and to report suspicious activity. If You See Something, Say Something.

• If you see the following notify onsite security and call 9-1-1 immediately.
• You can also reach out to the FBI Tip line at tips.fbi.gov.

PUBLIC TRANSIT

For information about the CTA:

• CTA Service Alerts and System Status
• DNC Bus Reroutes
• Download Bus Reroute Flyers for United Center and McCormick Place
• Follow CTA service alerts (@ctaalert)

For information about Metra:

• • Service Alerts
  • Follow Metra

COMMUNICATIONS

Contact this DNC Communications email 2024DNC-BCI@usss.dhs.gov with security questions.

Sign up for media updates from the DNCC here and contact press@demconvention.com with any additional questions.

Sign onto the BOMA/Chicago Preparedness Slack Channel to connect with other downtown property owners and managers to share and obtain the latest news and information related to downtown public safety issues. Email info@bomachicago.org for registration information.

Connect with the City of Chicago Emergency Management and Communications to get the latest updates:

OEMC App: Download from the App Store.                        Notify Chicago: NotifyChicago.org

2024 DNC Alerts: Text DNC to 2-2-6-7-8-7                          CHI BIZ Alerts: Text CHIBIZ to 6-7-2-8-3