Documenters surveyed neighbors, siblings and co-workers about the last time the Democratic National Convention was in Chicago and found striking similarities to the present day.
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Ahmad Sayles and Bill Garcia are the first Chicago Documenters to reach their 100th assignment covering local public meetings. We asked them to reflect on the past five years.
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