Skokie vigil among Chicago-area demonstrations today
Hundreds of people gathered in Skokie’s Oakton Park for a Black Lives Matter vigil this afternoon, one of many demonstrations held in the Chicago area today.
Hundreds of people gathered in Skokie’s Oakton Park for a Black Lives Matter vigil this afternoon, one of many demonstrations held in the Chicago area today.
A 20-hour protest by University of Chicago students who want the South Side school to defund and disband its police force ended peacefully this morning.
The goal was teaching children about peaceful protest.
About 150 people rallied in support of Black Lives Matter and police accountability in St. John, Indiana.
Police in Northwest Indiana have fired tear gas after surrounding about 200 protesters in a major retail district off U.S. 30 in Hobart, Indiana.
About 200 demonstrators gathered outside of Southlake Mall in Hobart, Indiana, on Sunday to protest the killing of George Floyd.
As “nonessential” businesses reopen, the people considered essential workers from the start may actually be at greater risk.
Meat-processing workers, many of them Latino immigrants, feel they have few options as coronavirus outbreaks hit plants.
Smithfield Foods is closing two of its facilities in Illinois, its latest moves to idle meatpacking plants due to the pandemic.
In Lake County, Ind., which has reported more than 1,200 COVID-19 cases, officials say more testing is needed before restrictions are eased.