Hundreds march in Chicago opposing the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse

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Hundreds march in downtown Chicago for a second day of protest by those who oppose the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha. Photo credit Bradon Ison/WBBM

Local activist groups joined forces in Federal Plaza in Chicago to protest the jury acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot three men during civil unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisc.

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Protesters marched north on Dearborn in downtown Chicago the day after a Kenosha jury acquitted Rittenhouse on all charges. Watch the video here.

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Photo credit Brandon Ison/ WBBM

Nov. 20, 2021

Hundreds march in downtown Chicago on Nov. 20, 2021 for a second day of protest by those who oppose the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha.

Rittenhouse
Photo credit Brandon Ison/ WBBM

Nov 20, 2021

Hundreds march in downtown Chicago on Nov. 20, 2021 for a second day of protest by those who oppose the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha.

Rittenhouse
Photo credit Brandon Ison/WBBM

Nov. 20, 2021

Police in downtown Chicago on Nov. 20, 2021.

The event was organized by Black Lives Matter Chicago, Indivisible Chicago, the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and other local groups. A flier for the protest read, “STOP WHITE SUPREMACY” and “WE’RE HITTING THE STREETS TO PROTEST THIS RACIST INJUSTICE SYSTEM” with a picture of Rittenhouse carrying a weapon.

The Chicago Tribune reported that Tanya Watkins, executive director of Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation, spoke at Saturday’s event.

“While I am not surprised by yesterday’s verdict, I am tired. I am disappointed. I am enraged. … I have lost every ounce of faith in this justice system,” she said.