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Chicago settling lawsuits from 2003 anti-war protest
WLS-TV Chicago Local News
Jan 19The City of Chicago is moving forward to settle lawsuits stemming from mass arrests during an anti-war protest in 2003.Two class-action lawsuits filed after the protest allege a violation of constitutional rights - one involving 16 people who were arre... »
A decade of Guantanamo prison is 10 years too many, protesters say
Medill Reports Chicago
Jan 13Dozens of protesters stood side by side to form a human chain in front of Chicago’s Federal Plaza Wednesday to bring attention to the prisoners still detained at Guantanamo Bay after its 10 years of operation. »
Chicagoans Mark The End Of The War In Iraq
HuffingtonPost.com Chicago
Dec 16Anti-war activists gathered Friday morning in downtown Chicago to commemorate the formal end of the war in Iraq. Rally organizers' choice of the Federal Plaza... »
Rally Marks End of Iraq War
NBCchicago.com Local News
Dec 16This morning at 10:30 a.m., Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will be in Federal Plaza to commemorate the end of the war in Iraq. Preckwinkle was also there over nine years ago, to protest the Bush Administration’s plans to invade the countr... »
Occupy Chicago Protest Takes Over LaSalle Street Bridge
CBS Chicago
Nov 17Hundreds of Occupy Chicago protesters took to the streets in downtown Chicago on Thursday, marching against corporate greed and economic inequality. The protesters shut down the LaSalle Street Bridge around 4 p.m. as part of their demonstration. »
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The PI Week In Review
Progress Illinois
Dec 09Chicago and Cook County NewsChicagoans took to Federal Plaza Thursday afternoon in a “Save Christmas for the Unemployed” rally that called for an extension of soon to expire unemployment benefits. President Obama reiterated his call for an extension of... »
The PI Week In Review
Progress Illinois
Nov 11In Chicago and Cook CountyAnother bleak monthly jobs report, another rally from Chicago Jobs with Justice demanding a federal jobs program. PI reported on the SEIU* advocacy group staging a rally that it holds every month after the U.S. Department of L... »
Seniors Rally With Occupy Chicago Against Cuts To Medicare, Safety Net Programs
Progress Illinois
Nov 07More than 1,000 Chicago-area seniors and their allies took part in an act of civil disobedience today to push back against cuts to safety net programs, like Medicare and Social Security. The group rallied outside of the offices of U.S. Sens. Dick Durbi... »

