250,000 at the Women's March in Chicago!!!
We are proud to say we are the only major city that scared trump away when he wanted to rally here.
Organizers officially canceled the march portion of the Women's March on Chicago after the number of participants swelled to an estimated 250,000, but that didn't stop thousands from taking to the streets peacefully of the Loop on Saturday afternoon.
Some said they hadn't realized the march portion of the march and rally had been canceled while others said they simply didn't care.
The plan was for a 10 a.m. rally at Grant Park followed by an 11:30 a.m. march west to Federal Plaza, but about 11 a.m. organizers canceled the march after a mushrooming crowd packed the event. Organizers reported approximately 250,000 people showed up for the event. City officials didn't offer an estimate.
"Our march route is flooded. There is no safe way to march. We are just going to sing and dance and make our voices heard here," rally and march co-chairwoman Ann Scholhmer told the crowd at Jackson and Columbus drives just before 11 a.m.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-womens-march-chicago-0122-20170121-story.html
yes Chicago has lots of problems but today we shined!