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Photo gallery: Day 4 of Democratic National Convention
A boy holds a United States flag and watches the Democratic National Convention at the United Center during the final night in Chicago, Ill., on Thursday, August 22, 2024. (Lauren Brensel/WUFT News)
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Attendees of the Democratic National Convention enter the United Center for the final night in Chicago, Ill., on Thursday, August 22, 2024. (Gabriel Velasquez Neira/WUFT News)
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A police officer stands outside as people are denied entry by order of the Fire Marshall into the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., Thursday, August 22, 2024. (Gabriel Velasquez Neira/WUFT News)
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An attendee holds a sign during the last night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., Thursday, August 22, 2024. (Gabriel Velasquez Neira/WUFT News)
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Democratic House congressional candidate Gay Valimont, center, watches the Democratic National Convention outside the United Center in Chicago, Ill., after the Fire Marshall and security denied delegates and press access to day 4 Thursday, August 22, 2024. (Gabriel Velasquez Neira/WUFT News)
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People leave the United Center after Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill., Thursday, August 22, 2024. (Gabriel Velasquez Neira/WUFT News)
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Two people sit outside the United Center watching day 4 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill., Thursday, August 22, 2024. (Gabriel Velasquez Neira/WUFT News)