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Protesters gathered on May 29 in Millennium Park and marched through the Loop chanting Floyd's name. [10] Demonstrators shut down several downtown streets and blocked traffic on the Eisenhower Expressway. Near the intersection of State and Harrison streets, several protesters were seen throwing bottles and climbing onto cars.
The shooting was significant because it happened a week after a shooting in downtown Chicago's Millennium Park where a teen was shot and killed and led the city to enforce a curfew for young people. [5] Three days after the shooting, 21-year-old Chicago native Jaylun Sanders was named by Cook County prosecutors as the perpetrator of the ...
In 2004, the first of two internal support rings for the sculpture was erected in Millennium Park, on what is now Grainger Plaza.. The British engineering firm Atelier One provided the sculpture's structural design, [22] [23] and Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) was chosen to fabricate it because of their ability to produce nearly invisible welds. [4]
Tourists hoping to take a reflective selfie at “The Bean” in Millennium Park may soon have to opt for a picture at another mirror instead. Access to the iconic downtown sculpture, officially ...
Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.The park, opened in July 2004, is a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) section of northwestern Grant Park.
Its use of water is unique among Chicago's many fountains, in that it promotes physical interaction between the public and the water. Both the fountain and Millennium Park are highly accessible because of their universal design. [9] Crown Fountain has been one of the most controversial of all the Millennium Park features. Before it was even ...
It's the 25th anniversary of Y2K, when panic about a millennium bug swept the nation. Photos show how we prepared. Y2K swept the nation 25 years ago: Historical photos show millennium panic in America
Grainger Plaza (formerly AT&T Plaza, Ameritech Plaza and SBC Plaza) is a public space that hosts the Cloud Gate sculpture. It is located in Millennium Park, which is a park built to celebrate the third millennium and which is located within the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States.