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As Lollapalooza Opens, Activists Threaten Federal Lawsuit Over Chicago’s Youth Curfew
The curfew unfairly targets Black and Brown youth and keeps them from Downtown while white residents and visitors get a pass for events like Lolla, organizers said.
Miracle Boyd Says Cop Who Attacked Her During 2020 Protest Escaped Accountability By Quitting
Boyd was 18 when Officer Nicholas Jovanovich hit her during a 2020 protest. She said she wanted a restorative justice solution where the two could have talked about the incident.
2 Simeon High School Students Killed In Separate Shootings On Same Day
The 15-year-old boys were shot just four hours apart on Tuesday afternoon. One of the boys lost his father to gun violence, too, a pastor said.
In Bronzeville, The ‘We Walk For Them’ March Calls For Justice In Cases Of Missing, Murdered Black Women
Two years after a federal and local police task force was created to solve the cases of missing and murdered Black women and girls, organizers want to know why more than 50 cases of missing or murdered women have not been solved.
Older Englewood Leaders To Young Protesters: Don’t ‘Disrupt Our Neighborhood’ And Leave Us With Angry Police
The clash at a protest against police violence outside the Englewood police station highlighted a generational divide between activists.
Protesters Demanding Columbus Statue Be Torn Down Stop Traffic In South Loop Intersection For Hours
Activists said they won't rest until Mayor Lightfoot orders the statue to come down. "She will be hearing us and if she refuses to, then we’ll make her whole neighborhood hear us because she’s gonna have to hear them.”
These South Side Peace Marches Aim To Empower Black Mothers, Feed Those In Need
One organizer is calling for people to meet 3-5 p.m. Friday at 51st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
