The NATO summit just drove lots of protesters in downtown Chicago which eventually causes some minor transportation and business problems.
Chicago chocked for more protests Monday, with demonstrators promising to hike to the Boeing Corp. headquarters a day after police conflicted with a cluster of protesters at the end of a march opposing the NATO summit.
Many inner city businesses have told their employees to stay home throughout the second and final day of the conference because of traffic grimaces and the likelihood of further extended protests. World leaders are conferring about the war in Afghanistan, European missile shield and other safety concerns in the NATO summit held in Chicago.
Over two dozen Metra rail stations along a line that transports around 14,000 commuters in from the southern suburbs on most weekdays will be shut down. Stations and stages guarded by a larger contingent of law enforcement personnel and K-9 units. The Chicago Transit Authority will have to redirect 24 buses through the conference zone.
On Sunday, several thousand protesters trooped through downtown in one of Chicago's biggest protests in years, airing complaints about war, climate change and a wide variety of other grievances as world leaders gathered for a NATO summit.
Four officers grieved minor injuries Sunday, the U.S. Secret Service said to CBS Chicago station WBBM-TV. A representative with Mercy Hospital said seven demonstrators were cured and freed.
We hope that these protests will not cause any serious harm to the people directly involved and as the NATO summit will end, these demonstrations will end peacefully too.
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