DNC security perimeters, protest route change to Chicagoans' day-to-day lives
Close to downtown, some businesses have boarded up their windows as a preventative measure.
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Close to downtown, some businesses have boarded up their windows as a preventative measure.
Permits to protest have been approved, but the group said the city is imposing restrictions they believe are in place to silence them. Sabrina Franza reports.
Protesters oppose the city’s decision to approve their permit applications to protest during the DNC without the conditions for which they asked, which included requests for a sound system, port-a-potties, and other support materials. Sabrina Franza reports.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the city can keep its proposed route—regardless of protesters’ requests. Sabrina Franza reports.
There has been an ongoing battle over permits to protest near the United Center. However, on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood ruled the current route satisfies the First Amendment. Sabrina Franza reports.
Protest groups continue to argue their route should be longer—around 2 miles—because up to 25,000 people could attend the protest that focuses on the War in Gaza. Sabrina Franza reports.
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The demonstrators will now be allowed to protest within sight and sound of the United Center. But as Charlie De Mar reports, protest groups say their fight is not over.
The route the city is proposing is still a point of contention.
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Neighbors are worried about in particular because the protesters promised to return after using noisemakers, drums, and megaphones outside the home of Rep. Brad Schneider in Highland Park. They also wondered why more wasn't done in response at such an hour, as CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The City of Highland Park said officers arrived on the scene within minutes and saw around 40 protesters, carrying banners and shouting "pro-Palestinian and antisemitic chants" using loudspeakers and drums, gathered on the sidewalk.
The protest took place at 2:30 a.m., and neighbors in Highland Park wondered why more wasn’t done in response at such an hour. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Some groups have taken the City of Chicago to federal court after they were denied a permit to organize.
The Democratic National Convention is less than two months away and some pro-Palestinian groups are still fighting for a designated area to demonstrate close to the United Center.
The Chicago Park District announced on Sunday that the Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park is "on and fully operational" after protesters vandalized it over the weekend.
The fountain will be closed until further notice, after its water was dyed red and messages about Gaza were scrawled in the surrounding plaza. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Organizers said they had planned the encampment in response to violence Saturday in the Gaza Strip.
Chicago police said they're looking to keep the peace by keeping the demonstrators with the U.S. Palestinian Community Network at a safe distance from the convention site at the United Center.
Students protested and walked out of commencement at the University of Chicago. This comes as the university withholds degrees from four students after they participated in a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. The university confirms one person was arrested.
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Gary police said just before 7:30 p.m., officers received a call about a man down in front of a residence in the 1100 block of North Warren Street.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
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This move was anticipated back in the summer, and comes months after the mortgage company Guaranteed Rate changed its name simply to Rate.
Gary police said just before 7:30 p.m., officers received a call about a man down in front of a residence in the 1100 block of North Warren Street.
The incidents date back to October, with the latest happening on Monday during the evening and early morning hours.
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