Weekend scenes: Police killing of George Floyd ignites ‘Day of Protest’

By Anika Exum, Hannah Farrow, Briana Garrett, Nicole Girten and Yilin Xie Medill Reports Last week’s police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota resulted in widespread outrage and calls for protest nationwide — a protest that turned into days. Here’s what Medill reporters documented over the weekend. Chicago’s Loop on Friday: The first sparks […]