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Chicago Olympics Protest

Chicago Olympics Bid Brings Protests, Opposition (PHOTOS)

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 10.01.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — (AP) The mayor, the president and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some ar...

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Six Arrested At Chicago Olympics Protest

NBC Chicago | Posted 09.30.2009 | Chicago

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Six people were arrested at a small anti-Olympic protest Tuesday night in Daley Plaza....

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Obama's Olympic Error

Dave Zirin | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

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The very idea that Chicago could be the setting for the Olympics might have been hatched by Jon Stewart for a four-year supply of comedic fodder.

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Nearly 1,500 Cops Picket City Hall As Olympics Evaluators Hit Town (VIDEO)

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.03.2009 | Chicago

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Protesters took their causes to the streets Thursday as an International Olympic Committee delegation arrived in Chicago -- their first stop among fou...

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Michael Jordan Joins Olympics Effort As Protesters Ready (VIDEO)

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.02.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Richard Daley wants Chicagoans to show they're revved up about the city's chance to host the 2016 Summer Olympics as an International Olympic Co...

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Daley Reminds Cops Of His Largesse In Advance Of Olympics Protest

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.01.2009 | Chicago

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Chicago taxpayers have been "very good to public employees," Mayor Daley said Tuesday, advising police officers preparing to embarrass him by picketin...

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Anti-Olympics Protest Planned During Evaluation Visit

AP | Posted 04.17.2009 | Chicago

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Opponents of the city of Chicago's efforts to land the 2016 Olympic Games say they will hold a rally on the day international Olympics officials visit...

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An Olympic Protest

Chicago Reader | Mick Dumke | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago

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For years environmental advocates have been trying to get the coal-burning power plants in Pilsen and Little Village to close down or clean up, citing...

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