CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Police spokeswoman says
protesters occupying the city's financial district have been "very peaceful"
and no arrests have been made.
A small group has been camped out for 11 days to
protest corporate greed, inspired by a similar demonstration on Wall Street in
New York.
Lt. Maureen Biggane says police have maintained
open lines of communication with the group. She says participants immediately
obeyed an officer's request to remove some supplies from the sidewalk. A city
ordinance bans storing items on the public way.
About 30 Chicago protesters held signs and beat
drums Monday. Some say they heard about the Chicago protest from friends, from
Twitter or from YouTube.
Many are young. But 72-year-old Mary O'Sullivan of
Chicago says she's been protesting four hours a day since last week.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
