Chicago Protests Continue For Third Weekend In A Row

Thousands of people marched over the weekend to demand police reform and support the Black Lives Matter movement.

June 16, 2020, 12:43 p.m. CTUpdated 2020, 5 a.m. CT

A demonstrator confronts police officers on Lake Shore Drive Saturday during the Chicago March for Justice in honor of George Floyd. Nam Y. Huh / AP

Chicago Protests Continue For Third Weekend In A Row

Thousands of people marched over the weekend to demand police reform and support the Black Lives Matter movement.

By Nereida Moreno

June 16, 2020, 12:43 p.m. CTUpdated 2020, 5 a.m. CT

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For the third weekend in a row, thousands of people gathered for protests across the Chicago region to protest systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S.

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