Hundreds of demonstrators holding Palestinian flags could be seen near Goethe Street and North State Parkway, in the Gold Coast neighborhood, and the surrounding area around 1:30 p.m.
The group had moved onto inner North DuSable Lake Shore Drive at Division Street by 2:30 p.m.
Chicago police officers could be seen standing by as the demonstrators marched through the streets.
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