Chicago’s entire police force was out and about on Tuesday night for Barack Obama’s victory speech in Grant Park. It cost the city $2million. Money well spent.

The BBC, in US election in figures, said:

Bulletproof glass was erected around the speaker’s podium. The city was declared a no-fly zone, and secret service helicopters hovered overhead. More than 100,000 people descended on the park for the speech.

Read the piece on BBC for more interesting facts and figures.

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