"On Wednesday night, the third night of the convention, the most intense confrontation of the week between protesters and the police and National Guard troops erupted on Michigan Avenue, outside the hotel then known as the Conrad Hilton. The police beat demonstrators with billy clubs and unleashed tear gas on the crowd. An official report concluded that the police acted with 'unrestrained and indiscriminate' violence."
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#police #cops #Chicago1968

If you're visiting #Chicago this week for the #DNC , you might want to know:

* The weather is unusually nice for this time of year. Enjoy walking or riding a rented bike along the lake front.

* #Portillos restaurants have beefy burgers, "Chicago-style" hot dogs, and the best chocolate cake on Earth. (You're welcome.)

* If locals are confused by your questions about #WillisTower, try referring to it (correctly) as the #SearsTower.

* The #museums here are some of the best in the world, and each is worth the cost of admission. Most are within walking distance of each other in "The Museum Campus."

* A lot of locals are a little nervous after that #Chicago1968 mess. Please help calm their nerves.

* #OHareAirport is in the suburbs. You can take the “North Central Line” of the #Metra #trains to go between the airport and downtown.

* #RTA trains run within the city. They are always called “The L” ("elevated trains") even when they're underground.

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#DemocraticNationalConvention

A less-remembered fact of Chicago '68 is that dozens of journalists were beaten, arrested, and had notebooks confiscated or camera equipment smashed while they tried to report the news from the streets of Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. "Beating the Press: Why We Should Remember the Scarred Journalists of Chicago ’68" tells the stories of 51 journalists who were injured and/or arrested during the '68 DNC. https://medium.com/@dblobaum/beating-the-press-3be8f0cdf398

#chicago1968 #1968 #DNC