16 protesters arrested for blocking downtown Chicago intersection

Tuesday, December 15, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sixteen protesters were arrested Tuesday night after they shut down a busy downtown Chicago intersection. They joined hands and laid down to block the intersection of Congress and Clark.
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Demonstrators said the protest was to remember those killed by violence and to demand Mayor Rahm Emanuel's resignation.
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