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Protesters Stage Michigan Avenue Sit-In In Front Of Art Institute

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Following an anti-NATO march to McCormick Place and conflict with police, protesters staged a late night sit-in front of the Art Institute where Michelle Obama was hosting a dinner.

A group of several hundred people, trying to send a message to the first ladies of all the NATO nations attending the event inside, were sitting in the middle of Michigan Avenue in a driving rain.

The protesters chanted "Our Streets, Our Streets" as a large line of Chicago police officers in riot helmets lined the Art Institute's entrance.

The group started dancing as the rain fell, in a stark contrast to the end for the larger protest march earlier in the day.

VIEW: Scenes From The Protest March

By late Sunday, the group was on the move, winding through Chicago's downtown and monitored by police.

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Protesters gather outside the Art Institute on Sunday night. (Credit: Mason Johnson/CBS Chicago)
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