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Photojournalist in Chicago. Staff Visual Journalist with @Suntimes send tips and hate at tlariviere@suntimes.com

Jun 6, 2020, 19 tweets

Over 1000 people here at Union Park with more and more coming in. #Chicago #BlackLivesMatter

My earlier estimations were off thers maybe around 3000-5000 people at Union park currently, the last time I've seen this park this full was the last time I covered North Coast Music Festival. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Union park is full. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

People on the outskirts of the massive rally at Union park are giving free snacks, water, and a pump from a sanitizer bottle. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Thousands are now starting to march north on Ashland past Lake. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

They have both the northbound lanes and soutubound lanes of Ashland. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Thousands are continuing to march north on Ashland now past Agusta. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Chicago police officers walk by a boarded up business with Black Lives Matter painted it. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Marchers have stopped on Division and Ashland and have taken a knee. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

With fists raised the crowd chants "who do you serve, who do you protect" #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

The march has turned on Division and are heading Eastbound taking the whole street. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Continuing east on Divison. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Now crossing the Division St. Bridge continuing eastbound some folks were a little hesitant and nervous about the gratting that makes up the bridge. #Chicago #ChicagoProtest

Horse cops are out near Halsted and Division, horses all have eye shields. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Organizers say that the police will be giving them 20 CTA busses to help transport them back to union park, after the protest. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Protesters have marched to a vacant lot near Cabrini Green where they are holding a rally. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Organizers say that there's 30,000 people that marched today, Chicago Police are saying at least 20,000 heres what it currently looks like at the vacant lot near Cabrini Green with more and more people coming in. Today was entirely peaceful. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

Police have said there's been 0 arrests. #Chicago #ChicagoProtests

PHOTOS: George Floyd rallies in Chicago: Thousands of protesters in Union Park head to streets, read more from @BenPopeCST at @Suntimes here...

chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/6/21282…

#Chicago #ChicagoProtests #GeorgeFloyd

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