Numerous people spoke out at a Mundelein board meeting on Monday evening, calling for accountability and justice for a woman fatally shot by police while in a mental health crisis and armed with knives at a home in Mundelein last month. The board meeting was held at the Mundelein Village Hall, 300 Plaza Circle, at […]
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‘Her life mattered’: Approximately 100 protest fatal police-involved shooting of armed woman in mental crisis in Mundelein
Approximately 100 people marched through Mundelein Thursday evening calling for justice and protesting the fatal police-involved shooting of an armed woman experiencing a mental health crisis at a Mundelein home. Mary Alice Love, 37, of Mundelein, was shot multiple times and killed by Mundelein Police Sergeant Christopher Brigano while police were responding to a report […]
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Approximately 75 people gather to protest Turning Point USA’s Educators’ Summit in Lincolnshire
Approximately 75 people protested outside a hotel in Lincolnshire where Turning Point USA was holding its annual Educators’ Summit as protesters said the organization was promoting its “anti-education, anti-science philosophy.” The Village of Lincolnshire said they are coordinating with regional public safety personnel as well as its partners at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort to ensure […]
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Approximately 150 gather along Route 31 in McHenry to protest President Donald Trump on his birthday
Approximately 150 people came out to protest President Donald Trump, holding signs that said “Trump for Prison” and “Resist,” along Route 31 in McHenry on the president’s birthday on Sunday. A “RISE UP!” rally sponsored by Indvisible McHenry County was held from 3-5 p.m. Sunday. The protest was held on the corner of Route 31 […]
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More than 100 Republicans attend ‘silent majority’ rally in McHenry in support of Trump, ICE
Over 100 Republicans attended a “Rally of the Silent Majority” in McHenry on Sunday in support of President Trump, ICE and Christianity in the same location as prior Democrat-led protests. The Foundation to Promote Personal Responsibility, McHenry County GOPAC and McHenry County Republicans held the rally from 1-2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The rally coincided with […]
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‘Come stand with others’: Republicans announce ‘silent majority’ rally in McHenry in support of Trump, ICE
Republicans in McHenry County announced they will be holding a “Rally of the Silent Majority” in McHenry on Sunday in support of President Trump and ICE. The Foundation to Promote Personal Responsibility, McHenry County GOPAC and McHenry County Republicans said they will be holding the rally from 1-2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The rally coincides with […]
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More than 150 people reportedly attend ‘May Day’ protests against Trump administration, billionaires in McHenry and Crystal Lake
Over 150 people gathered at protests in McHenry and Crystal Lake on “May Day” in support of workers over billionaires and to protest “harms to workers and their families caused by the Trump administration.” Indivisible McHenry County held a May Day protest rally commemorating International Workers’ Day on Friday. The rally was held from 3-5 […]
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Over 10,000 people attend third round of ‘No Kings’ protests across Lake, McHenry counties
Well over 10,000 people were estimated to have attended the third round of “No Kings” protests across Lake and McHenry counties on Saturday, rallying against U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration. Indivisible, a progressive movement organization with chapters across the United States, is the lead organizer of No Kings. Dozens of protests took place […]
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‘Abolish ICE’: Hundreds of high school students in Fox Lake, Huntley walk out protesting immigration enforcement
Hundreds of high school students in Fox Lake and Huntley walked out of class on Thursday and Friday to protest federal immigration enforcement and the Trump administration. A line of Grant Community High School students walked westbound along Grand Avenue and to Route 12 before turning around and walking back to the high school Thursday […]