Protests Against Police Brutality, For Racial Justice Held Around Chicago; Near West Protest Turns Combative
A day of protests in Chicago on Saturday led to police officers being injured and demonstrators arrested.
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A day of protests in Chicago on Saturday led to police officers being injured and demonstrators arrested.
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Members of St. Sabina Church held a protest on the Dan Ryan overpass at 76th Street Friday afternoon honoring Emmett Till and protesting racism in America and the shootings of Black men.
A crowd is expected at another rally slated for this weekend along the Magnificent Mile. Chicago Police and those with businesses in the area are hoping it ends peacefully.
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The first in a series of protests against police are under way in Chicago on Saturday.
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Chicago police have arrested a man they say repeatedly struck an officer in the head during violence downtown Saturday.
There was fallout and finger-pointing Sunday, a day after another clash between Chicago Police officers and demonstrators in downtown Chicago.
Demonstrators who had planned to march on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday to protest police brutality said they were robbed of a chance to have their voices heard.
Sunday morning the Chicago Police Department tweeted a video they say shows the moment that sparked violence between protesters and police Saturday evening.
A total of 24 people were arrested Saturday night as another protest led to violent clashes between demonstrators and police downtown.
Despite earlier plans to shut down the Dan Ryan, protesters Saturday afternoon seemed to be avoiding the expressway.
Protesters against police brutality had hoped to walk on the Dan Ryan Expressway starting at noon on Saturday, but they did not get on, and instead took to local streets.
Chicago police are adding body cameras to their response plan for this weekend's protests.
It's illegal on both state and federal levels to shut down an expressway, but Saturday there is a planned protest to do just that on the Dan Ryan at noon.
Another mass protest hit downtown Chicago streets Saturday night, and organizers reassured those gathering would be peaceful.
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