Large Group Of Protesters Gathers Downtown For Police Reform, Against ICE
CHICAGO (CBS) — Another mass protest hit downtown Chicago streets Saturday night, and organizers reassured those gathering would be peaceful. This comes only about two...
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Police Search For Man Suspected Of Stabbing 2 Homeless People In Grant Park On Different Days, Killing One
CHICAGO (CBS) — Police issued a community alert Monday about an assailant who has stabbed two homeless people in Grant Park this month. One of...
Protesters Call Removal Of Columbus Statues In Chicago A Slap In The Face To Italian-Americans
CHICAGO (CBS) — A protest rally was held Sunday following Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to remove two statues of Christopher Columbus. Dozens of protesters held...
‘Back The Blue’ March, ‘Defund The Police’ Protesters Square Off In Countering Downtown Rallies
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two prominent Chicago statues of Christopher Columbus might have been removed this week, but the issues that sparked protests where they once...
Graffiti Found In Grant Park; ‘Defund CPD,’ ‘Black Lives Matter’ Messages Removed From Property
CHICAGO (CBS)– Graffiti was found around Grant Park and removed from the property. “Black Lives Matter” and “Defund CPD” messages were written on property near...
Columbus Controversy: What’s Next For The Statue And Other Monuments In Chicago?
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she had the controversial Christopher Columbus statue removed over safety concerns. CBS 2’s Vi Nguyen has more from...
Chicago’s Christopher Columbus Statues Removed From Grant Park, Arrigo Park By City
CHICAGO (CBS)– After protests, demonstrations and violent clashes with police, Chicago’s Christopher Columbus statue has been removed from Grant Park. CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reported...
After Violence Took Over Friday Columbus Statue Demonstration, Mayor Says: ‘That’s Not Peaceful Protest. That’s Anarchy’
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s video of the protest in Grant Park that the public may not have seen — taken on the front line this...
Chicago Police Say Peaceful Grant Park Protest Was ‘Hijacked By Organized Mobs’; Mayor Lori Lightfoot Denounces ‘People Who Came For A Fight, Not A Peaceful Protest’
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday said a “group of vigilantes” hijacked plans for a peaceful protest at the Christopher Columbus statue in...
COPA Says It Has Received More Than 20 Police Misconduct Reports From Friday Unrest At Grant Park
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) said Sunday that it had received more than 20 complaints against Chicago Police officers as...