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Fight to Bring Back Fully Funded and Staffed Libraries Continues
With over 600 support letters on hand, librarians, library patrons, AFSCME and Occupy Chicago representatives rallied in front of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office in City Hall on Thursday, March 22 asking for all Chicago Public Library branches to become fully funded and staffed. Since October of 2011, librarians, residents and other supporters have been opposing [...]
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Protesting the 1 Percent Through the Arts
Launch of Occupy Chicago Rebel Arts Collective Establishes a Creative Outlet for Protest Generated from an outcry to end corruption and corporate influence in government, the Occupy Chicago movement has become a force in the nationwide battle for the rights of the 99 percent. Participants of the movement have not only showed support through campouts [...]
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Chicago City Council Approves Ordinances for Upcoming NATO, G-8 Summits
Despite recent objections from aldermen, community groups and residents, the Chicago City Council approved several ordinances on Wednesday Jan. 18 aimed to prepare the city for the upcoming G-8 and NATO summits in May. The measures, which were criticized by groups like Occupy Chicago, were scaled-back versions of the mayor’s original proposals that dealt with [...]
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Occupy Chicago Speaks Out Against Proposed NATO, G8 Ordinance
Preparations for the upcoming NATO and G8 summits in May has led the city to introduce a city ordinance that would increase fines for resisting arrest and change the hours for parks and other public property. First introduced as temporary changes, the Chicago Tribune reports the changes would actually become permanent, raising concern amongst Occupy [...]
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Protestors Take Center Stage at Chicago Board of Education Meeting
As Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean Claude Brizard prepared to address those present at Wednesday’s Dec. 14 Chicago Board of Education meeting, a resounding “mic check” shout echoed through the board headquarters. The shout came from one of several protesters present at the board meeting, who proclaimed a disagreement to CPS turnaround strategies of local [...]
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Occupy Chicago Stands Against CME Tax Breaks
The Illinois General Assembly blocked a proposal Tuesday Nov. 29 offering tax breaks to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and Sears Holding Corp. According to the Sun-Times, Illinois House Democrats offered to make a $250 million-a-year reduction on tax-breaks designed to keep Chicago’s two financial exchanges and Sears Holdings Corp. [...]
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Occupy Wall Street Movement Gains Momentum
Wamaid Metsey-Borges never planned to celebrate her 40th birthday in jail. She was among the 175 people arrested Saturday night, Oct. 15. After a 40th birthday dinner with friends, Borges headed over to Grant Park where many Occupy Chicago protesters gathered as part of the worldwide movement against corporate greed and government capitulation to big [...]
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