Putting updates near top now.
8:30 pm -- President is on the ground at O'Hare. Another group is being reported at Washington, moving east towards State St.
8:15 pm: Protestors are occupying Michigan Ave., from Balbo St., north thru Congress Parkway. CPD is not allowing them to march south of Balbo. At Balbo and Michigan is the Hilton Towers. Police are now in riot gear, mounted horses and officers both with face gear on.
Protestors on State St., near Old Navy; CPD in full gear there. Close to ABC Channel 7 broadcast studios...
Protestors may be at CFD station (engine #1 -- I know because they are always getting calls to the Sr. Citzen home across the alley from me)...
7:20 pm: Protestors marching east past the State of Illinois building.
7:17 pm: Protestors now in downtown Chicago Theater district saying Hell no, we won't go...
7:13pm Important update: Citizen Reporter TIMCAST who is live streaming on the near West side says that he is being told that the CPD and 'white shirts' are surrounding a place where he and others have been staying, possibly waiting for them to come back to the apartment. He is torn between leaving the marchers that are now climbing over cars and going back to the apartment to find out what the heck is going on there.
7:11pm Citizen reporter just said an Occupy Chicago office has been raided by the CPD. Unconfirmed as of yet.
Another Summit Protest diary on the Rec List by JPMasser here:
NATO Protesters Are On Their Way to Haymarket
7:02 pm: may be preparing to use teargas at Haymarket Memorial. Got some live film on ground at: Timcast.
Citizen reporter on the ground saying that 2 separate marches have met up at this location. Maybe some Black Blocs there, not sure about that, I think that's what he said...
As I am typing this, the heliocopters are flying. Over my head. Loud and annoying to boot. I thought we were in a no fly zone, but I guess that doesn't include the MSM, because it's their copters in the air.
The first wave of NATO protestors have passed by my house. I'm about 1/2 mile north of Mc Cormick Place, the scene of all of the action this weekend.
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Up until today, most of the protests have been downtown or in specific neighborhoods around Chicago, such as Englewood. Today they marched to the Mayor's house.
Earlier today, the Illinois States Attorney announced the arrest of 3 individuals from Florida who they alleged were making bombs to be thrown at the Obama National Campaign headquarters, several police district offices and at the home of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel. Lawyers for the three are calling the charges outrageous and that they were just making beer. Stay tuned for this one....
Also earlier today, a Metra train was stopped (Metra Electric) due to a 'suspicious package'.
At O'Hare, the heads of state are arriving and more thru out the evening, including the President. Travel on the Kennedy Expressway will be impossible tonight.
5:15 CSDT -- As I am typing, I'm watching a live feed from ABC News Chopper 7. The protestors were stopped a few blocks south of my house when some tried to veer off onto closed streets. Arrest are taking place right now. The crowd, which look to be about 500 - 1000 roughly were stopped from marching when the arrest occurred. The police are in the streets standing by protestors who are now taking pictures of them.
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5:35pm -- Lots of sirens wailing right now. I don't know what this is about. I hear fire trucks too.... Hearing someone on a speaker somewhere...
I will try to keep you guys updated...
5:48pm -- Protestors are now on State St and Roosevelt Rd. (north and west of Mc Cormick Place) moving north.
6:00 PM -- There is a stand off/pushing situation at State St and Harrison (near the downtown area) between protesters and police.
6:44 PM -- Protestors marching west to Haymarket area.
6:44 PM -- No fly zone goes into effect shortly. No news copters will be in the air.
6:44 PM -- WGN radio reporting marchers decending on Mayor's house. Says situation is serious...
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