It took days to set up the fencing around United Center but crews quickly took it down Friday.
On Washington Boulevard between Wood Street and Damen Avenue, they added extra fencing and reinforced the panels with brackets so protesters could not break through. That means more to remove.Forklifts lifted and moved concrete barriers and iron fence materials that marked the secure zones around United Center and McCormick Place.The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications reminded the public that all this work will cause temporary street impacts.
"It’s not impacting me at all but right now it has prevented me from getting to where I have to go. I have a few things to do today and I have to go to work later."Eric Sorenson commutes through the west side from home in Oak Park to Chicago. He purposely rode near United Center to check developments, feel the excitement and witness history. He reviewed DNC 2024 as a success. He said, "I loved it," Sorenson said.
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