Anti-Violence Protesters Block Dan Ryan Expressway
They came out to march. Protesters organized and local police lined the streets.
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They came out to march. Protesters organized and local police lined the streets.
Thousands of protesters shut down a Chicago interstate to draw attention to the city's gun violence.
Busloads of people from across the Chicago area are expected to meet at 79th and the Dan Ryan, then walk down the ramp onto the highway.
He told U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Hoppe that he is being treated for bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression and ADHD, and is taking medication.
The woman told police she was protesting the separation of immigrant children from parents who cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
Illinois State Police said the likelihood of property damage, injury and loss of life is enormous.
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth visited protesters rallying against immigration policy Thursday in the middle of the Senate office building. She had her infant daughter with her, and the two received quite a welcome.
The protests stem from the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy toward the border crisis.
The Metro D.C. Democratic Socialists of America claimed responsibility for the protest and wrote in a statement that they would not let Nielsen "dine in peace."
A newly-opened "tent city" along the Texas border is now at the center of the national immigration debate. The camp is housing teenage boys who illegally entered the United States -- unaccompanied by an adult.
"It gives you chills because it's something that you can be a part of that you thought would never happen here."
Parkland survivors are staging a "die-in" at some Publix stores to protest the supermarket's financial support for a pro-gun rights gubernatorial candidate.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor turned student activist David Hogg is calling for a "die-in" at Publix Super Markets
The gathering came about after a woman was recorded on cell phone video calling Oakland police last month on an African-American family that was barbecuing on the lake nearby.
Hundreds descended on city hall, protesting outside. with some disrupting the meeting inside as complaints flowed about altering Jackson Park.
The Greensboro concert was among the R&B singer's first performances since the #MuteRKelly movement accelerated boycott efforts in recent weeks.
50 years ago Thursday at Northwestern University more than 100 black students took over the university's financial building to demand better treatment.
Some in the Syrian community believe it was a small positive step in the right direction while others believe it will only cause more problems for the U.S. and American troops in Syria.
24 hours after 105 U.S. missiles hit Syrian chemical weapons facilities, protesters in Chicago were slamming the strikes.
Chicago is also prepping for its own march to end gun violence.
A two-hour public meeting on the Chicago school board's plan to replace four high schools in Englewood with one new $85-million school degenerated at times into a shouting match.
"It's time to transform the relationship between the gun manufacturers and the police," said Jay Risk, clergy associate with St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Park Ridge.
Activists staged a Black Friday protest and boycott on the Magnificent Mile to demand justice for Laquan McDonald, Ronald "Ronnieman" Johnson and all victims of police murder.
People who are intersex, born neither male nor female, protested Thursday at Lurie Children's Hospital for Intersex Awareness Day.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the country's ideals encourage those who dissent to speak up, and that takes nothing away from their patriotism.
