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Abortion Rights Supporters, Opponents Mark 40th Anniversary Of Roe V. Wade
Nearly 1,000 people attended a Planned Parenthood fundraiser Wednesday marking the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Protesters hoisting graphic six-foot-tall photographs of aborted fetuses greeted those who attended the fundraiser.
Protesters Set Up ‘Durbinville’ Shantytown To Oppose Entitlement Program Cuts
About 300 spirited demonstrators lined up at a makeshift soup kitchen and shanty town set up in Federal Plaza on Thursday, to protest the possibility of cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as Congress looks to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
School Closing Protesters Arrested At City Hall
Ten people who were arrested Friday night after camping outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Fifth Floor office in City Hall, to call attention to school closings, were released Saturday morning.
6 Arrested At Protest Of Mental Clinic Closures
Six people were arrested Tuesday during a demonstration at city public health offices downtown.
A Dozen Protesters Arrested During March On Michigan Avenue
A dozen protesters were arrested Wednesday evening, during a protest march through downtown Chicago, as part of a show of solidarity with a student strike in Quebec.
Police Supervisor’s Wife Got Threatening Phone Call During NATO Summit
Were police families the target of threats from protesters?
Protester: Police Used Batons Indiscriminately During NATO Summit
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy and several other observers have praised officers in the field for their restraint during the NATO Summit protests, but some protest leaders say they cannot see McCarthy’s justification for the use of force.
Source: Group Beaten At Tinley Park Restaurant Tied To White Supremacists
A law enforcement source Sunday said the group beaten at a Tinley Park restaurant Saturday was made up of white supremacists, and those who assaulted them were protesters attacking their beliefs.
Arrested Protester Charges Mistreatment After Police Raid Apartment
As as dignitaries arrive for the NATO Summit in Chicago, protesters and police are making news for an arrest controversy earlier this week in Bridgeport.
Analyst: Anti-NATO Protesters Help Raise Chicago’s Profile
A Northwestern University political scientist says there is some irony in the tension between city and demonstrators against the NATO Summit, because Chicago needs demonstrators to raise its international profile.
Anti-NATO Protesters Join Movement To Reopen Mental Health Clinics
With just two days to go before the NATO Summit begins, protesters are joining forces with the Mental Health Movement in their support to reopen clinics closed by the Emanuel administration.
NATO Protesters Claim Police Conducted Unlawful Raid
NATO protesters say they are being harassed and unlawfully arrested and even detained ahead of the summit.
7 Of 8 Protesters Arrested At Obama Campaign HQ Released From Jail
Seven of the eight protesters who were arrested outside President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters on Monday were released from jail Tuesday.
8 Anti-NATO Protesters Arrested Outside Obama Campaign HQ
Eight protesters have been arrested this morning during an anti-war demonstration at the Prudential Building.
Occupy Movement Protesters Looking For Places To Stay During NATO
Occupy Chicago activists are looking for help finding fellow demonstrators find a place to stay during the NATO summit, so they’re asking Chicagoans to let them occupy their houses, apartments, back yards, or churches.
10 Arrested At Another Demonstration To Save Mental Health Clinic
Ten protesters were arrested Monday night after another protest at the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic, which is set to close next week.
NATO Protesters Give City Monday Deadline To Share Security Plans
The group planning to protest during the upcoming NATO Summit is giving the federal government until 5 p.m. Monday to release its plans for a security perimeter at McCormick Place, or face a lawsuit.
Occupy Chicago Protesters March Through Downtown
Now that spring is here, the Occupy Chicago protesters are back. Several hundred people participated in a Saturday march through downtown streets that ended in Grant Park, adjacent to Michigan Avenue and Congress Parkway.
NATO Protesters Poised To Accept New March Route ‘Grudgingly’
Anti-war protesters appear ready to compromise with the City of Chicago about a march during the NATO summit.
Suburban Hospital Preparing For Possible Overflow From NATO Protests
High School students posed as tear-gassed NATO demonstrators on Wednesday as Franciscan Saint James Hospital in Chicago Heights drilled emergency teams who might be needed if protests get out of hand during the NATO summit in May and Chicago hospitals are overwhelmed.
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