Wilmette residents protest proposed McDonald's coming to the area
"If you lived 10 feet from a McDonald's, do you think your property is going to increase in value?"
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"If you lived 10 feet from a McDonald's, do you think your property is going to increase in value?"
People on the North Shore are speaking out against plans to build a McDonald's on Skokie Boulevard. Homeowners in Wilmette have a long list of complaints including what will happen to property values.
Dozens of people were seen dressed in black and holding up signs as they shut down the Washington Street Bridge. They also projected a light display onto the building at 100 N. Riverside Plaza, “Permanent Cease-fire Now.”
A pro-Palestinian protest gathered huge crowds in Chicago's Loop on Saturday.
A group of pro-Palestinian protesters briefly interrupted the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Thursday.
Protestors rallying against the Israel-Hamas war shut down DuSable Lake Shore Drive for two hours on Saturday. The rally with around 3,000 was organized by local Palestinian groups.
At least two dozen people were arrested as protesters and supporters rallied inside Chicago's Ogilvie train station near Chicago's Israeli Consulate on Monday. Learn more
Columbia College students will join faculty to protest outside of the college president's mansion.
The demonstration was organized by the Coalition for Justice in Palestine. They called for the president to back a cease-fire in Gaza and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Saturday's protest was a continuation and escalation of protests around the world since the conflict began with Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
They said they wanted a meeting with the congressman to discuss a ceasefire and continued U.S. aid to Israel.
Amid the continued war between Israel and Hamas, members of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network staged a sit-in at the Glen Ellyn office of U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D). They said they wanted a meeting with the congressman to discuss a cease-fire and continued U.S. aid to Israel.
Many could be heard shouting "free free Palestine" as they called for a ceasefire in the war with Israel.
Construction has resumed at the planned site of a proposed migrant tent camp in Brighton Park, after neighbors opposed to the project tried unsuccessfully to stop the heavy machinery from moving on Tuesday morning. It comes after a heated protest last week ended with an alderwoman running for safety.
Construction has resumed at the planned site of a proposed migrant tent camp in Brighton Park, after neighbors opposed to the project tried unsuccessfully to stop the heavy machinery from moving on Tuesday morning. It comes after a heated protest last week ended with an alderwoman running for safety.
Neighbors opposed to plans for a migrant tent camp temporarily blocked the driveway construction crews use to access the site.
The protest comes following a heated protest last week ended with an alderwoman running for safety.
A man accused of firing a gun into the air during dueling rallies for Israel and Palestine in the northern suburbs won't face criminal charges, police said Monday.
Dozens of people were singing and linking arms in a downtown Chicago march. They said they are Chicago Jews and allies demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.
Lincolnwood Police say about 200 people showed up to the outdoor event.
Lincolnwood Police say during the event, multiple people "confronted" a person in the Lincolnwood Town Center mall across the street from the event. That person then pulled out a firearm and shot it into the air. No one was injured.
The demonstrations can at times be loud and dramatic or quiet by candlelight.
The demonstration disrupted traffic for hours.
The demonstrations can at times be loud and dramatic or quiet by candlelight.
A Chicago alderwoman and her aide were swarmed by protesters angered over a plan to house migrants in Brighton Park, in what the mayor described as an "unconscionable" and "violent act."
