Coast Guard Increasing Patrols For NATO Summit
If you start noticing more boats patrolling Lake Michigan and the river - it's because of the NATO summit, as you might have guessed.
If you start noticing more boats patrolling Lake Michigan and the river - it's because of the NATO summit, as you might have guessed.
Parking restrictions are now in effect as the clock counts down to the NATO Summit.
With less than a week to go until the NATO summit, there are growing signs of the extra security that's going into place in time for the arrival of NATO delegates this weekend.
For many Chicagoans, the NATO summit could be a giant headache. But as CBS 2's Jim Williams reports, that's not the feeling in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood.
Parking restrictions and other security measures for the NATO summit next Sunday have already started going into effect.
Later today, Metra officials including the heads of operations and security, will sit down to discuss their security plans for NATO.
Parents and staff of several Chicago public schools will meet with police tonight to discuss their concerns about possible disruptions during the upcoming NATO summit.
Churches near McCormick place are taking steps to deal with the upcoming NATO summit. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports there will be no Sunday services at two historic houses of worship when the summit starts in two weeks.
A large security zone around McCormick Place will be off limits to Chicagoans, and the Museum Campus, Lake Shore Drive and several major expressways and streets will be shut down during the NATO Summit, under a plan revealed on Friday.
Is the NATO Summit happening at McCormick Place in Chicago in a couple of weeks like we've been hearing all this time? Listen to the narration of a video about the upcoming summit, and it might be hard to tell.
Some stations on the Metra Electric Line and South Shore Line could be shut down during the upcoming NATO summit, and passengers at other stations could face airport-style security screenings, due to the Secret Service security plan that could be released as soon as Friday afternoon.
As concerns about security grow in the run-up to the NATO summit, it's becoming difficult to separate myth from reality.
Chicagoans will have just over two weeks notice of what to expect during next month's NATO summit here.
With less than a month until the NATO summit in Chicago, the alderman whose ward will be most affected by security efforts was urging people to leave town during the summit, but the city's top cop was downplaying potential disruptions.
The U.S. Secret Service has revealed security measures for next month's NATO summit, which will push protesters a bit further away from McCormick Place than they originally planned to be.
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.
Good news for riders of the South Shore and Metra Electric lines: service will operate during the NATO Summit in May.
It may be weeks before some Metra commuters know whether South Shore commuter service will be disrupted during the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo is underway at McCormick Place.
It remains unclear how next month's NATO summit might impact rail service in the name of security.
Anti-war activists planning a protest rally during the NATO summit in May have reached a compromise with city officials over the route of their planned protest march on the opening day of the summit.
After listening to a full day of testimony, a city hearing officer has told anti-war protesters planning a major rally during the NATO summit in May that he will have a decision by later this week on their appeal of the city's denial of their preferred march route.
After listening to a full day of testimony, a city hearing officer has told anti-war protesters planning a major rally during the NATO summit in May that he will have a decision by later this week on their appeal of the city's denial of their preferred march route.
Preparations continue to move ahead for the NATO summit coming up in Chicago this May.
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No one was in custody late Monday.
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