Downtown Chicago businesses board up over possible unrest during upcoming DNC
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Concern over possible unrest during next week's Democratic National Convention has some business owners in Chicago's Loop taking precautions.
Boarded up windows and doors could be seen downtown Thursday."As we know, this city has a poor track record when it comes to protecting businesses," said Scott Shapiro, owner of Syd Jerome.The looming unknowns ahead of next week's convention are why Shapiro said he knew he had to take precautions to keep his decades-old business safe.
"We felt it was more prudent to board up, since our customers and their employers have told them to stay home throughout the convention for their own safety," Shapiro said.
That's why his downtown storefront at Syd Jerome on Clark Street is shielded by plywood, as thousands of protesters plan to descend on Chicago for the DNC.
His store was looted during civil unrest in 2020.
And back then, he didn't take down the plywood until more than a year later. Source
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