traffic impacts from the 2024 Democratic National Convention

• maps of the security perimeters around United Center and McCormick Place
• the convention runs from Mon Aug 19 through Thu Aug 22

• schedule of key speakers — important because the most important speakers may be associated with rolling expressway shutdowns by Secret Service, as well as increased numbers of attendees
  • There is a tentative speaker schedule released.
  • The speaker list is believed to include Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, of course, as well as Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Hillary Clinton.

• protester activity
  • These may be unpredictable and intentionally disruptive, however, the current plan is for two large marches to start at noon on Mon Aug 19, and 5pm on Thu Aug 22.
• One hospital in the area, Rush Hospital, is advising patients that they may need double their normal travel time.