NBC 5 Investigates filed Freedom of Information Act requests in early June seeking to learn which groups had sought and been approved for protest permits during the week of the Democratic National Convention. To date, the city has not provided any records.
With less than two months before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, three city agencies have so far refused to provide records showing which groups have applied and been approved to protest during the week of the DNC.
In early June, NBC 5 Investigates filed a series of Freedom of Information Act requests with the Chicago Park District, Chicago Department of Transportation and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, seeking copies of permit applications and permits approved for groups who want to protest during the week of the DNC, which will have activities at McCormick Place and the United Center.
In an …