Occupy Chicago Protests Resume, Rahm Responds

Monday, October 17, 2011

Although they faced more than 175 arrests during their Saturday evening occupation of the city's Grant Park, Occupy Chicago demonstrators have vowed to press on and resumed their protests Sunday.

On Monday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel addressed the weekend arrests and ongoing protests via his office's Facebook page. The update said that the Chicago Police Department "is communicating with protester reps so they understand what laws will be enforced and can avoid arrests" in an ongoing, daily conversation.

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