The clean-up after the DNC is officially underway Friday morning around both the United Center and McCormick Place.
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City officials said crews are working as fast as they can to remove the security infrastructure to avoid any more resident impact. Crews say the priority is to reopen the vehicle checkpoint area for regular traffic at Damen and Jackson, Damen and Michigan, Warren and Washington and Damen.Officials said crews began cleaning up the area around McCormick Place at 6 p.m. Thursday and hope to have the area fully reopen by noon on Monday.
Even though the city is working to take down the security infrastructure officials said residents should be prepared for street impacts and lane closures.Thursday, August 223 p.m. All major intersections cleared. I-55 off-ramp will be open.8 a.m. - All area open and 75% of assets cleared off curbs.United Center perimeter reopening timeline Noon - Damen, Wood, and Adams open 11:59 p.m.
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