Board-up crews hired, weddings canceled in preparation for anti-Trump rally in the Loop – CWB Chicago

Early Thursday morning, police found a stash of concrete blocks near DePaul University’s Lincoln Park campus, which a law enforcement source suggested could be used by protesters with violent intentions. Similar discoveries were made around downtown this week, although it remains unclear whether protesters staged these items or if they were simply harmless objects found due to heightened vigilance.
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Steve H
10 months ago

In preparation for the mostly peaceful protestors no doubt.

Where's Mine ???
10 months ago

I went downtown for ” no kings” day. Very tame. I couldn’t get close enough to hear speakers….what’s most interesting was the crowd was 90% white. Mostly middle age white folks. I expected more hippsters. Next to no black folks. A few Hispanics, etc.

Tom Paine's Ghost
10 months ago

The Democrat’s Brownshirt Army SA trying to terrorize Americans because the Democrats got their asses handed to them at the ballot box. Their other tactics haven’t been working so right on schedule they march out the goons. It’s not going to work for the Socialists (Democrats). Looters will be shot and criminal illegal aliens will be arrested imprisoned and deported. And their criminal illegal alien Abuelas.

MsT
10 months ago

The Alderman urges restraint because of political optics rather than reinforcing the rule of law or a personal code of ethics that calls for “do no harm” as its basis. In other words, if you can inflict harm without being filmed or associated with my political ethos, it’s OK by me. Be smart, be wise, OK to terrorize.

Hello, Indiana!
10 months ago

One can’t blame the shops for taking precautions, but I really can’t see Trump haters interrupting weddings in a building that probably has a security staff. After all, these are Evans’ type of people. Perhaps like a lot of government employees, he saw a chance at yet another paid day off and jumped on it.

Leaving Soon, just not soon enough
10 months ago

It will be a Trump birthday party.

Deb
10 months ago

Stashes of weapons placed by whoever is financially these violent protests just like during the Floyd riots. CPD needs to continue patrolling the streets and remove these weapons.

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