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by Ellyn Fortino
11:46pm
Mon May 21

Occupy Chicago, Protesters Explain Why Boeing Was Main Target (VIDEO)

Hundreds of Occupy protesters shut down Boeing’s Chicago headquarters and marched the downtown streets to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign headquarters Monday.

Occupy’s reasoning for shutting down Boeing was to protest the company’s “immoral” involvement in making airplanes, “killer” drones and other military equipment that’s used in wars and attacks overseas.

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by Matthew Blake
6:19pm
Mon May 21

Unease In Final Day Of NATO Protests

The last day in a week of planned downtown Chicago protests related to the NATO summit were non-violent but tense, following a weekend for which police arrested 60 protesters outside McCormick Place convention center Sunday and the state of Illinois charged four protesters this weekend with plotting terrorist acts.

Sarah Gelsomino of the National Lawyers Guild claimed “there are almost 60 accounts of police brutality” stemming from yesterday’s violence outside the convention center, which is hosting the NATO summit that started yesterday and concludes today. Read more »

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by Matthew Blake
4:47pm
Thu May 10
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Occupy Chicago Outlines NATO Protests (VIDEO)

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Occupy Chicago says thousands of protesters will go to Chicago next week before the city hosts the NATO summit, May 20 and 21. While Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel views the summit as raising Chicago’s profile, Occupy thinks the event will call attention to their concerns and invigorate the Occupy Wall Street movement that started last fall.

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by Matthew Blake
5:42pm
Wed May 9

Nurses To Challenge City Protest Permit Denial

National Nurses United members said today that they plan to file a legal challenge with the city of Chicago, after the city told them to change their rally destination for a Friday, May 18 protest, prior to Chicago hosting the NATO summit May 20 and 21.

“We are prepared to seek injunctive relief in federal court,” said Jan Rodolfo (right in photo), the Midwest director of National Nurses United at a press conference outside City Hall. Read more »

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by Matthew Blake
4:20pm
Thu Mar 8

G8 Moves, But Summit Ordinances Stay

Chicago is sorting through the stunning White House announcement Monday that Camp David, not McCormick Place Convention Center, will play host to the Group of Eight summit May 19-21, after months of hype and build up.

One lingering question – which Progress Illinois looked at yesterday – is if World Business Chicago, the non-profit in charge of managing both the G8 and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summits, will redirect their fundraising efforts now that just NATO is coming to town.

Another concern: What becomes of two controversial ordinances that passed City Council in January, in anticipation of the simultaneous summits? According to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office, both measures are still in effect. Read more »