ABC7
— Protesters fill Chicago streets for 2nd weekend to call for end to police brutality – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/watch-live-chicago-protesters-march-through-downtown-streets/6235170/
— Curfews in Chicago, suburbs including Aurora, Joliet, enacted after looting, unrest
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-some-suburbs-under-curfews-after-looting-unrest/6227792/
— Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration against police brutality since George Floyd’s death – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-pour-into-dc-for-citys-largest-demonstration-yet/6234899/
NBC5
— Chicago Protests: Street Closures in Effect, Thousands March Through City
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-protests-street-closures-in-effect-as-city-prepares-for-day-of-demonstrations/2285550/
CBS2
— Peaceful Protests In Grant, Union Park; Downtown Road Closures Continue – Jermont Terry
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/06/live-updates-peaceful-protest-planned-in-grant-union-park-downtown-road-closures-continue/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— George Floyd protests continue Saturday in Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/george-floyd-protests-continue-saturday-in-chicago
— Chicago hires more than a hundred private security guards to patrol retail corridors
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-hires-more-than-a-hundred-private-security-guards-to-patrol-retail-corridors
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— George Floyd fallout: Crowd estimated at 20,000 people marched to Near North Side; city shutting down stretch of Lake Shore Drive this weekend
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-george-floyd-chicago-protests-20200606-ee4mdvafvbfhfcpr7lrzfayypu-story.html
— Obama, Pritzker, Lightfoot, Preckwinkle round out Illinois delegation to Democratic National Convention – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-delegation-20200606-wgl3cwoeinhnza75ppuv2vrplu-story.html
— Kendall County Fair postponed due to pandemic – LINDA GIRARDI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kendall-county-fair-postponed-st-0608-20200606-3wafqjsoi5bshit3bw5onhqmuq-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— George Floyd rallies in Chicago: 30,000 protestors rally in Union Park, march through streets With Mayor Lori Lightfoot limiting access to the Loop by raising most Chicago River bridges, the huge crowd of protestors marched through the near West and North sides. – Ben Pope
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/6/21282567/george-floyd-protests-chicago-rally-june-6
— Measure to create Chicago Reparations Commission advances to City Council The resolution would establish a “Chicago Citizens of African Descent Reparations Commission” to investigate how one of the most segregated cities in the nation could best make amends for the impact of slavery. – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/6/6/21282299/chicago-reparations-african-american-resolution-city-council
— 72 more Illinois coronavirus deaths Since the state’s first case was confirmed more than four months ago, a total of 126,890 have tested positive for the virus. The vast majority have recovered. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/6/6/21282721/illinois-pritzker-coronavirus-cases-deaths-reopening-june-6
— Protesters pour into DC, other major cities in huge mobilization against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-george-floyd-protests-around-nation-20200606-xo325xchwzfbhc2tqvhpj5qdnq-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— 1,000+ fill downtown St. Charles for Black Lives Matter rally – John Starks
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200606/1000-fill-downtown-st-charles-for-black-lives-matter-rally
— Protests, talk about racial injustice and trauma dominate headlines in suburbs – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200606/protests-talk-about-racial-injustice-and-trauma-dominate-headlines-in-suburbs
— Lake County offering voluntary furloughs despite assurances none were planned – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200605/lake-county-offering-voluntary-furloughs-despite-assurances-none-were-planned
WTTW
— Aldermen Rebuff Mayor’s Effort To Block Creation of Reparations Commission – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/06/06/aldermen-rebuff-mayor-s-effort-block-creation-reparations-commission
FOX ILLINOIS
— Protesters flood streets in huge, peaceful push for change – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/dc-prepares-ahead-of-expected-large-protest-06-06-2020
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rockford State Senator Harassed Entering Restaurant: “You Are a Racist! Racist! Racist! Racist!”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/06/rockford-state-senator-harassed-entering-resturant/
— About 30% of Crystal Lake’s “Main” Street Boarded Up
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/06/about-30-of-crystal-lakes-main-street-boarded-up/
— Lake County Public Health Department Director Argues Racism Is a Public Health Problem
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/06/lake-county-public-health-department-director-argues-racism-is-a-public-health/
— What Leading Democrat Has to Say to the Troops – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/06/what-leading-democrat-has-to-say-to-the-troops/
BREITBART
— Antifa Rioters Are the Tech Economy’s College Discards – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/06/authors-antifa-rioters-are-the-tech-economys-college-discards/
NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: D.C. Mayor’s Call to Evict Troops ‘Ridiculous’ – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/us/kinzinger-dc-mayor-guard/2020/06/05/id/970778/
PJ MEDIA
— Ivanka Trump Commencement Speech Canceled Due to Her Lack of Wokeness – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/06/06/ivanka-trump-commencement-speech-canceled-due-to-her-lack-of-wokeness-n502257
THE HILL
— Coronavirus stalks nation focused on George Floyd protests – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/501362-coronavirus-stalks-nation-focused-on-george-floyd-protests
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Seattle mayor encourages protesters to get tested for COVID-19
https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/washington-state-seattle-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-updates/281-41fa4fb2-a1c9-4688-b0c7-31d26412c2e2
NEW YORK TIMES
— How Messaging Technology Is Helping Fuel Global Protests – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/06/06/business/bc-us-america-protests-technology.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Thousands gather across D.C. to protest death of George Floyd; mayor celebrates pushing ‘the Army away from our city’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/06/06/dc-protests-saturday-george-floyd/
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Philadelphia officials tell protesters to get tested for coronavirus or stay home – Marie McCullough and Tom Avril
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid19-protesters-test-positive-reopen-20200602.html
