Ald. Brian Hopkins (2), public safety chair, is pictured at a City Council meeting in April 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Public Safety will meet Thursday for a subject matter hearing on transportation logistics surrounding the Democratic National Convention (DNC) next month as well as a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that criticized the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) preparedness to deal with mass protests planned for the convention, which is taking place at both the United Center and McCormick Place from Aug. 19-22.