Secret Service Could Shut Down Chicago Rails Under Convention During Nato Summit

By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com

The Secret Service could make some Chicago commuters pretty miserable.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Secret Service is considering shutting down rail lines that run under the McCormick Place, Chicago’s massive convention center, during the May 20-21 Nato summit.

The paper reports the action would be taken to help protect world leaders attending the event.

“It kind of sucks because I have to come all the way from Homewood all the way up to Evanston,” Ryan Rounds, 29, an administrative coordinator for Rotary International told the Sun-Times “If I had to drive, it would be 180 miles [roundtrip]. I understand, but couldn’t they just tighten up security?”

 

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