Nearing the end of their second week of action, Occupy Chicago continues to grow despite its lack of defined leadership or, as some have argued, concise messaging. Proudly proclaiming “we are the 99%”, the leaderless movement might just be growing due to the shared frustration with policies seemingly written to benefit the wealthiest Americans.
Chicagoans have been showing their support for the headline-making Occupy Wall Street protests in New York with their own shows of action outside of the Federal Reserve as well as Willis Tower and Millennium Park.
The protests in Chicago have remained peaceful thus far, with the participants vowing to keep the events non-violent, even though they have encountered some pushback along the way.
Several parents and teachers started the first day of school by holding a press conference at an abandoned building on Chicago's West Side to call for the swift and strict enforcement of a new amendment to the city's Vacant Property Ordinance.
It’s been a great week for big banks and corporate giants -- and a bad week for consumers and ordinary citizens everywhere.
The
U.S. House passed a bill that cuts into the new Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (CFPB), and here in Illinois,
Attorney General Lisa Madigan was named one of the main negotiators
working with big banks for immunity in civil courts over foreclosure law
suits. Read more »
Banks taking over foreclosed properties are considered the new homeowners,
but what happens when the building is home to dozens of families who
rent? A local neighborhood group says that should make the banks the
landlords too -- at least temporarily.
Chicagoans have been showing their support for the headline-making Occupy Wall Street protests in New York with their own shows of action outside of the Federal Reserve as well as Willis Tower and Millennium Park. 
It’s been a great week for big banks and corporate giants -- and a bad week for consumers and ordinary citizens everywhere. 
