{"id":21761,"date":"2015-12-01T11:26:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T17:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=21761"},"modified":"2015-12-02T14:28:01","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T20:28:01","slug":"black-friday-disrupted-by-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/black-friday-disrupted-by-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Friday on Magnificent Mile disrupted by protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?s=patrick+martin\">Patrick Martin<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?s=Max+Greenwood\">Max Greenwood<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?s=Aryn+Braun\">Aryn Braun<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">About 1,000 demonstrators protesting the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald at the hands of police officer Jason Van Dyke took over Chicago\u2019s storied Magnificent Mile Friday, barring patrons from storefronts and forcing some businesses to close early on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In many stores, employees outnumbered shoppers, and several businesses locked their doors long before scheduled closing times. At the Apple Store, a sea of red-shirted employees who outnumbered shoppers gaped at protesters through the store\u2019s glass facade.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters called for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, as well as State\u2019s Attorney Anita Alvarez, as refrains of \u201cSend Rahm to jail,\u201d and \u201cJustice or else,\u201d were shouted through the streets.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Angry marchers claimed that city officials tried to orchestrate a cover-up of McDonald\u2019s death, saying a dash-cam video of the shooting was withheld for too long after the incident, and prosecutors were slow to file charges against Van Dyke. A judge set Van Dyke\u2019s bail at $1.5 million on Monday, which was posted later that day and he was released.<\/p>\n<div id=\"related\">\n<h1>Related Stories<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/protesters-block-mag-mile-stores-no-justice-no-shopping-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">Protesters Block Mag Mile Stores-&#8216;No Justice, No Shopping&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/in-chicago-a-murder-charge-and-a-police-video-as-a-city-holds-its-breath\/\" target=\"_blank\">In Chicago, a murder charge and a police video as a city holds its breath<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/city-releases-dashcam-video-of-2014-slaying-of-black-teenager\/\" target=\"_blank\">City releases dash-cam video of 2014 slaying of black teenager<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Police had a large presence on Michigan Avenue in anticipation of the protest, which began at 11 a.m. near Tribune Tower. Police were prepared for the demonstration and said they had  sufficient backup on hand if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>By late Friday afternoon, police had arrested a handful of protesters. Still, the demonstration largely remained peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Teacher\u2019s Union pledged their support to protesters and joined the Michigan Avenue demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is historic because we got everybody from the block to the boardroom out here,\u201d yelled one protester, before a group attempting to enter Water Tower Place was barred by police. <\/p>\n<p>Rev. Jesse Jackson led political and religious leaders at a rally of in front of the Old Water Tower near Michigan and Chicago Avenue around noon. Cook County Commissioner Jesus \u201cChuy\u201d Garcia, who lost the 2015 mayoral election to Rahm Emanuel, \u00a0stood behind Jackson on the steps of the tower.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21808\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3175_cc_mr.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21808\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3175_cc_mr-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Police line the streets as protesters march on Michigan Avenue\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3175_cc_mr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3175_cc_mr.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police officers line the streets as protesters march on Michigan Avenue disrupting Black Friday shopping (Raquel Zaldivar\/Medill).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jackson attempted to lead the gathering in several chants, including counting to 16 for the number of rounds fired at Laquan McDonald. The 74-year-old civil rights leader was soon interrupted by a younger activist shouting into a megaphone just a few feet away. Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele reprimanded the activist and tried to get the man to stop interrupting the rally. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us remain disciplined and focused,\u201d Jackson said before leading another chant. \u201cThis is not us. This is not our discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not enemies! We are here together with one mission!\u201d said one woman in Jackson\u2019s party over the loudspeaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet the youth speak!\u201d the crowd chanted as Reverend Jackson and his party pushed through the crowd to leave. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, who stood near Jackson during the rally, said the established leadership of the black community and the black youth movement had the same goals. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel any sense of disagreement at all, other than the utilization of different tactics and different approaches,\u201d Davis said. He also said his teenage grandchildren wanted to go shopping with him on Black Friday, but he refused. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to know rather than taking them shopping, their grandfather is here where history is being made today,\u201d Davis said. <\/p>\n<p>By Monday, business leaders had estimated that spending was 25 percent to 50 percent less on Friday than projections, the Chicago Tribune reported, quoting store managers and staff.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wpmf-gallerys wpmf-gallerys-life\"><div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery gallery_life wpmf_gallery_default gallery_default none gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery-link-post wpmf-has-border-radius-0 wpmf-gutterwidth-5 no_ratio\"><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"0\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_2777_cc_mr-1024x682.jpg\" title=\"A protester holds up his hand in solidarity during Black Friday protests\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"A protester holds up his hand in solidarity during Black Friday protests\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_2777_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_2777_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">A protester holds up his hand in solidarity during Black Friday protests that closed down Michigan Avenue (Raquel Zaldivar\/Medill).<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"1\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/IMG_0301-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Protesters arrested during Black Friday March\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Protesters arrested during Black Friday March\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/IMG_0301-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/IMG_0301-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Two protesters were arrested minutes after a Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 march began on Michigan Avenue. One of the protesters, Ben Swihart, left, said he was arrested for blocking traffic. (Max Greenwood\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"2\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/DSCF2339-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Police at Water Tower Place\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Police at Water Tower Place\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/DSCF2339-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/DSCF2339-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Police guard the entrance of Water Tower from hundreds of protesters on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 (Patrick Martin\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"3\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/IMG_03041-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Protesters march down Michigan Avenue\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Protesters march down Michigan Avenue\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/IMG_03041-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/IMG_03041-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">More than a thousand protesters march north on Michigan Avenue Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, calling for the resignations of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County State&#8217;s Attorney Anita Alvarez and Chicago Police Superintendent Gary McCarthy. (Max Greenwood\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"4\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/DSCF2345-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Protesters at Rally\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Protesters at Rally\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/DSCF2345-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/DSCF2345-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Hundreds of protesters gather around the Old Water Tower on Michigan Avenue on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 (Patrick Martin\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"5\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/DSCF2361.jpg\" title=\"Rally at the Old Water Tower\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Rally at the Old Water Tower\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/DSCF2361-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/DSCF2361-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Reverend Jesse Jackson and other leaders of the black community hold a rally on the steps of the Old Water Tower on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 (Patrick Martin\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"6\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/DSCF2360.jpg\" title=\"Activist at the Old Water Tower\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Activist at the Old Water Tower\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/DSCF2360-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/DSCF2360-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Activist stands at a rally at the Old Water Tower on Michigan Avenue on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 (Patrick Martin\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"7\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/DSCF2350.jpg\" title=\"Leaders at Rally\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Leaders at Rally\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/DSCF2350-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/DSCF2350-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Rev. Jesse Jackson and other leaders hold a rally at the Old Watertower on Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 (Patrick Martin\/MEDILL<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"8\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_2955_cc_mr-1024x682.jpg\" title=\"Protesters link together and call out as they walk down Michigan Avenue\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Protesters link together and call out as they walk down Michigan Avenue\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_2955_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_2955_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Protesters link together and call out against police-related violence as they walk down Michigan Avenue (Raquel Zaldivar\/Medill).<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"9\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-28-at-7.13.46-PM-1024x573.png\" title=\"Protestors blocked off stores\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Protestors blocked off stores\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-28-at-7.13.46-PM-150x150.png\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-28-at-7.13.46-PM-150x150.png\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Protestors sang &#8220;we come down here to shut it down and you ain&#8217;t gonna shop today.&#8221; (By Jasmine Cen\/ Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"10\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-28-at-6.51.45-PM-1024x569.png\" title=\"Black Live Matters Banner\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Black Live Matters Banner\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-28-at-6.51.45-PM-150x150.png\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-28-at-6.51.45-PM-150x150.png\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Protestors express outrage as they carry a Black Lives Banner past the Marriott on North Michigan Ave.  (Jamine Cen\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"11\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/DSCF2341-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Police guard store\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"11\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Police guard store\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/DSCF2341-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/DSCF2341-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Chicago Police officers guard the entrance  of H &amp; M on Michigan Avenue on Friday, Nov. 27 (Patrick Martin\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"12\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3239_cc_mr.jpg\" title=\"Protesters and Chicago police in front of Crate and Barrel\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"12\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Protesters and Chicago police in front of Crate and Barrel\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3239_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3239_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Chicago police officers gather in front of Crate and Barrel on Michigan Avenue as protesters block the entrance to the store (Raquel Zaldivar\/Medill).<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"13\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3067_cc_mr.jpg\" title=\"Protester calls out during Black Friday protests on Michigan Avenue\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"13\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Protester calls out during Black Friday protests on Michigan Avenue\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3067_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3067_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">A protester calls out during Black Friday protests on Michigan Avenue (Raquel Zaldivar\/Medill).<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"14\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3060_cc_mr.jpg\" title=\"Protesters blocked Michigan Avenue and its stores on Black Friday\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"14\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Protesters blocked Michigan Avenue and its stores on Black Friday\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3060_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_3060_cc_mr-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">A protester leads a chant on as others march down Michigan Avenue on Black Friday (Raquel Zaldivar\/Medill).<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"15\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/MG_2855_cc_mr-1024x682.jpg\" title=\"Protesters marched down Michigan Avenue demanding justice for Laquan McDonald\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"15\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" 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