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  2. Pritzker says Chicago is prepared for DNC amid cease-fire ...

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    April 21, 2024 at 3:32 PM. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Chicago is prepared to host the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in August, despite concerns about massive protests against the ...

  3. How Democrats Hope to Limit Protests at the DNC in Chicago

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    But the parallels for Democrats between 2024 and 1968 go beyond a robust protest movement and a convention in Chicago. Kazin points to how Humphrey ultimately lost to Nixon amid domestic angst ...

  4. Chicago police superintendent addresses campus protests ahead ...

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    FOX 32 News. April 30, 2024 at 10:27 PM. CHICAGO - Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling addressed the recent protests occurring at campuses across the Chicago area, keeping a close watch ...

  5. George Floyd protests in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The George Floyd riots in Chicago were a series of civil disturbances in 2020 in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Unrest in the city began as a response to the murder of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. The demonstrations and riots, supporting justice for Floyd and protesting police brutality, occurred simultaneously ...

  6. Pro-Palestinian protesters take over campus building at ... - AOL

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    The Chicago protest follows the May 7 clearing of a pro-Palestinian tent ... The latest Israel-Hamas war began when Hamas and other militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing around ...

  7. Haymarket affair - Wikipedia

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    The Haymarket affair, also known as the Haymarket massacre, the Haymarket riot, the Haymarket Square riot, or the Haymarket Incident, was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [2] The rally began peacefully in support of workers striking for ...

  8. Days of Rage - Wikipedia

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    The Days of Rage were a series of protests during three days in October 1969 in Chicago, organized by the emerging Weatherman faction of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The group planned the October 8–11 event as a "National Action" built around John Jacobs' slogan "bring the war home", [1] which grew out of a resolution drafted by ...

  9. Tensions rise as counter-protesters clash with pro ... - AOL

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    Elizabeth Matthews. May 3, 2024 at 10:21 AM. CHICAGO - Friday was the fifth day of the pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Chicago campus and tensions soared after counter-protesters ...