Afternoon Briefing: Suburban police departments ready to help during DNC

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Good afternoon, Chicago.

North suburban police departments are preparing and making themselves available to assist the Chicago Police Department, if they are needed, during the Democratic National Conference, which will be held Aug. 19 through 22.

An estimated 50,000 delegates, staff and public officials are expected to attend the convention at the United Center and McCormick Place.

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Great Lakes piping plover Searocket looks for food near a nest where she laid an egg at Montrose Beach on May 31, 2024, in Chicago. The Park District announced one of her four eggs has hatched. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

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In the kitchen, Katie Keefe of Northbrook, co-owner of Trattoria Oliverii of Northbrook (1358 Shermer Road), brings plates to the dining room at the restaurant on June 25, 2024. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
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Ashleigh McCarthy, 19, left, and her sister, Calleigh McCarthy, 16, carry pizzas to their family during Farm Pizza night at Mapleton Barn on May 30, 2024, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
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The Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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