George Floyd protests in Illinois
In some cities, curfews were issued or orders released advising residents to avoid the areas in which protests were taking place.On the night of May 31, rioters in Aurora looted shops and set a series of fires throughout the suburb's downtown area, already financially debilitated by the COVID-19 lockdown.Police responded by firing tear gas and shooting rubber bullets at the crowd, which reached about 500 people in size at its height.Besides plundering local businesses, the crowds set fire to three police vehicles, a bank drive-thru, and a Family Dollar location.[4] On June 3, around 175 people marched to the St. Clair County Building in support of Black Lives Matter and called for justice for George Floyd.[7] The Kankakee County sheriff department encouraged residents and motorists to avoid the Northfield Square Mall after reports of looting on May 31.[9] On June 5, hundreds more participated in a peaceful march that began at the Carbondale civic center and concluded in front of the city's police station.Hundreds of protesters organized by Champaign–Urbana Black Lives Matter gathered at the Champaign County Courthouse in Urbana on June 1.[15] A second march through Champaign on June 6, primarily organized by high school students and recent graduates, drew thousands of protesters.[27] On June 3, protesters gathered outside the La Grange Village Hall and marched to the Stone Avenue Metra Station.[34] Residents received an alert on May 31 warning them to “stay close to home and remain vigilant,” as protesters were traveling during the afternoon near the stretch of the Lincoln Highway in the area.[8] Thousands of protesters marched from the Gateway Building to the Peoria Police Department on May 30; the crowd was peaceful and people from a variety of races and ages, including children, attended.A local black man was later arrested on federal criminal charges for posting Facebook videos from various business areas, from 5 p.m. on May 31 to early on June 1, telling people to come to vandalize and loot, and complaining that locations were "peaceful as hell"; it appeared that he first targeted Northwoods Mall but changed locations after discovering a police presence.
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