Saturday, May 19, 2012

NATO Summit: Protests Head Saturday To Chicago Mayor's Neighborhood (PHOTOS, UPDATES)

  • May 18: Police lined up with bicycles to prevent protesters from entering the street... accept there weren't any protesters after the first few minutes. <em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanryanryan/" target="_hplink">Photo by Ryan Williams</a>.</em>

  • May 18: CPD blocked stairwell exits off Michigan Ave at Illinois to push Occupy protesters from the splinter march down Michigan. <em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanryanryan/" target="_hplink">Photo by Ryan Williams</a>.</em>

  • Protesters block traffic on Michigan Ave., as they march through the city during a demonstration Friday, May 18, 2012, ahead of this weekends' NATO summit in Chicago. Thousands of nurses and other protesters gathered for the noisy but largely peaceful demonstration with a broad spectrum of causes, from anti-war activists to Occupy protesters to a Chicago Women's AIDS project. The demonstrations Friday were the largest yet ahead of a two-day NATO summit that is expected to draw even larger protests. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • A member of National Nurses United, protests at a NATO summit demonstration at Daley Plaza, Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. Thousands of nurses and other protesters gathered for the noisy but largely peaceful demonstration with a broad spectrum of causes, from anti-war activists to Occupy protesters to a Chicago Women's AIDS project. The demonstrations Friday were the largest yet ahead of a two-day NATO summit that is expected to draw even larger protests. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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    Eminent musician Tom Morello performs at a NATO summit demonstration at Daley Plaza, Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. Thousands of nurses and other protesters gathered for the noisy but largely peaceful demonstration with a broad spectrum of causes, from anti-war activists to Occupy protesters to a Chicago Women's AIDS project. The demonstrations Friday were the largest yet ahead of a two-day NATO summit that is expected to draw even larger protests. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

  • A protester tears down a NATO summit banner from one of the bridge towers along the Chicago River at the Michigan Ave. bridge in Chicago. Friday, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Nomaan Merchant)

  • A member of National Nurses United, protests at a NATO summit demonstration at Daley Plaza, Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • Protesters dance in the street as they block traffic during a demonstration Friday, May 18 2012, ahead of this weekends' NATO summit in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • A protester pounds out a beat on a newspaper stand as they block traffic while marching through the city during a demonstration Friday, May 18 2012, ahead of this weekends' NATO summit in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • May 18: Probably at the older end of the movement. This "greatful grandmother" was a big hit. <em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanryanryan/" target="_hplink">Photo by Ryan Williams</a>.</em>

  • May 18: At the end of the break-off march, people gathered at one of the places where it all began - the horse statue at Congress and Michigan. <em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanryanryan/" target="_hplink">Photo by Ryan Williams</a>.</em>

  • A Member of National Nurses United holds a sign during rally at a NATO summit demonstration in downtown Chicago, Friday, May 18 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • Protesters march through the streets of downtown Chicago at a NATO summit demonstration in downtown Chicago, Friday, May 18 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • Members of National Nurses United rally at a NATO summit demonstration in downtown Chicago, Friday, May 18 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • An unidentified Chicago police officer removes himself from marching protesters on Michigan Ave., during a demonstration Friday, May 18 2012, ahead of this weekends' NATO summit in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Protesters block traffic on Michigan Avenue as they march through the city during a demonstration Friday, May 18 2012, ahead of this weekends' NATO summit in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Steve Salsman, 38, from Galesburg, Ill., is taken into custody by a Chicago Police officer during a demonstration Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. Thousands of nurses and other protesters gathered for the noisy but largely peaceful demonstration with a broad spectrum of causes, from anti-war activists to Occupy protesters to a Chicago Women's AIDS project. The demonstrations Friday were the largest yet ahead of a two-day NATO summit that is expected to draw even larger protests. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • The Chicago police department mounted patrol watches while protesters march through the city during a demonstration Friday, May 18 2012, ahead of this weekends' NATO summit in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Members of National Nurses United rally in Daley Plaza on Friday, ahead of the NATO Summit in Chicago, Friday, May 18, 2012. Thousands of nurses and other protesters gathered at the downtown Chicago plaza for a noisy but largely peaceful demonstration demanding a "Robin Hood" tax on banks' financial transactions, before a smaller but more raucous crowd broke away and began marching through city streets. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

  • Chicago police mounted patrols chase protesters on the Michigan avenue, ahead of a two-day NATO summit, in downtown Chicago, Friday, May 18, 2012. Police horses blocked some intersections as the breakaway groups wound through the city. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

  • Members of the Occupy movement demonstrate at Daley Plaza, ahead of a two-day NATO summit in Chicago, Friday, May 18 2012. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

  • Protester Darrin Annussek, second left, accompanied by fellow protesters, speaks to reporters outside a Chicago police station after being arrested and released, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Chicago. Annussek was one of nine protesters allegedly arrested Thursday by Chicago police for making Molotov cocktails. But lawyers say the charges are groundless and the arrests improper. Chicago police have not commented.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

  • Protester Darrin Annussek, center, is comforted by fellow protesters at a Chicago police station after being arrested and released, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Chicago. Annussek was one of nine protesters allegedly arrested Thursday by Chicago police for making Molotov cocktails. But lawyers say the charges are groundless and the arrests improper. Chicago police have not commented.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

  • Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy attends a demonstration in advance of this weekend's NATO summit, at Daley Plaza, Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • An unidentified homeless man, left, ask protesters at the NATO summit for money at Daley Plaza, Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. The protesters offered food, but the man declined their offer during a demonstration. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Journalists gather as Lori Healey, executive director of Chicago NATO host committee, shows off Chicago Welcome Pavilioin in the NATO summit Media Center at The McCormick Place Friday, May 18, 2012 in Chicago. The gathering of heads of state begins this weekend. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

  • Megan Felt, left, sits with her husband, Aaron Jorgensen-Briggs, and their 4-month-old son Henry Wallace Goodner-Felt during a NATO summit demonstration at Daley Plaza, Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Protesters gather in Daley Plaza near Chicago police officer Ruzas during a demonstration in advance of this weekend's NATO summit, Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Evelyn Dehais, from Chicago, participates in a healthcare demonstration in advance of this weekend's NATO summit, at Daley Plaza, Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • LaShon Hart, a registered nurse from Detroit, right, sits with her daughter Leah at a NATO summit demonstration at Daley Plaza, Friday, May 18 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Demonstrators conduct a die-in covered in oil as they protest against the Keystone Pipline and the Alberta Tar Sands outside of the Canadian Consulate in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • Demonstrators conduct a die-in covered in oil as they protest against the Keystone Pipline and the Alberta Tar Sands outside of the Canadian Consulate in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • A demonstrator holds a canadian flag as he protests against the Keystone Pipline and the Alberta Tar Sands outside of the Canadian Consulate in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • Demonstrators hold a sign as they protest against the Keystone Pipeline and the Alberta Tar Sands outside of the Canadian Consulate in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • A demonstrator holds a sign during rally as she protests against the Keystone Pipline and the Alberta Tar Sands in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • Margaret Nelson, center, from Evanston, Ill., joins about 100 anti-war activists as they march down Michigan Ave. after rallying outside President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago, protesting for an end to NATO operations in Afghanistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Demonstrators ride their bicycle during rally against Canadian pipeline in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

  • Members of the Diplomatic Security Service, (a division of The State Department), man their work stations inside the NATO Multi-Agency-Communications Center, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Suburban Chicago. The MACC is the central point of communications for the agencies involved in the operational security efforts for the NATO Summit, During the summit 43 different local, state, and national agencies will man the center 24 hours a day.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

  • Anti-war activists demonstrate outside President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago, on Thursday, May 17, 2012, protesting for an end to NATO operations in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama and 50 heads of state arrive for a NATO summit that takes place Sunday and Monday at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago along Lake Michigan.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • About 100 anti-war activists demonstrate outside President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 17, 2012 protesting for an end to NATO operations in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama and 50 heads of state arrive for a NATO summit that takes place Sunday and Monday at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago along Lake Michigan.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Nathan Tigus, holds a cut-out of President Barack Obama's face as he joins anti-war activists outside President Obama's campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago. The group demonstrated and marched for an end to NATO operations in Afghanistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Anti-war activists demonstrate outside President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago, protesting for an end to NATO operations in Afghanistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • About 100 anti-war activists march down Michigan Ave. after rallying outside President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago, protesting for an end to NATO operations in Afghanistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Chicago. President Barack Obama and 50 heads of state arrive for a NATO summit that takes place Sunday and Monday at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago along Lake Michigan.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • Anti-war activists demonstrate outside President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago, on Thursday, May 17, 2012, protesting for an end to NATO operations in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama and 50 heads of state arrive for a NATO summit that takes place Sunday and Monday at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago along Lake Michigan.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • About 100 anti-war activists demonstrate outside the Canadian Consulate in downtown Chicago, Th

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