NATO summit - May 20-21
Lawyers compare '68 protests to NATO event
John B. Simon watched thousands of demonstrators in downtown Chicago on a sunny day when one man tried to climb a flag pole. Simon tried to stop the guy, but he didn't listen.
May 23, 2012
NATO summit: Audio slideshow
Photographer Natalie Battaglia took spent Monday, May 21, with Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reporter Bethany Krajelis, who followed observers from the ACLU as protesters took to the streets during the NATO summit. Hear audio and view images from the scene in this YouTube video.
May 22, 2012
Legal observers aid protesters during NATO
Although protesters, police and press produced crowds well into the hundreds today, it was hard to miss the few dozen people who volunteered as legal observers.
May 21, 2012
Social media carries word during NATO marches
SPRINGFIELD — This weekend and today saw dozens of world leaders and thousands of protesters gather in the streets of Chicago for the NATO summit, both aiming to spread their message. While their messages differ in almost every way, both sides used social media extensively to report on the events of the two-day meeting.
May 21, 2012
Attorneys see a light commute, work from home
Lawyers and other law firm employees who made the commute to downtown Chicago today called their trips uneventful.
May 21, 2012
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News To Use: Commuter Information
Metra information
Metra's update on station closings and passenger restrictions.

Road closings
Where you can't drive or park during the summit.

Maps
• Museum Campus Closings
• Area road closings

@CDLB Twitter Updates
Throughout the NATO summit, follow @CDLB on Twitter for the latest news, court schedule updates, and public transit information from our reporters, editors and photographers.
Associated Press: Latest NATO Summit Headlines
Continuing Coverage: Illinois Eavesdropping Law
Federal injunction on eavesdrop law could spell provision's end
SPRINGFIELD — Despite a federal court ruling blocking some enforcement of Illinois' eavesdropping law, opponents of the policy said today they still want to see it changed to allow audio recording of police in public.
May 9, 2012
Nekritz still wants eavesdrop change
SPRINGFIELD — Indications that Chicago may not enforce the state's eavesdropping law during next month's NATO summit doesn't lessen the need to reform the policy, state Rep. Elaine Nekritz said today.
April 30, 2012
Eavesdrop bill stalls in House
The Illinois House rejected a bill Wednesday that would have altered the state's eavesdropping law and allowed citizens to record audio of police officers in public places.
March 22, 2012
Eavesdrop law takes hit in court
A Cook County judge ruled today that a state law against recording police officers without consent is unconstitutional.
March 2, 2012
Committee sends eavesdropping proposal to House
SPRINGFIELD — A House committee advanced a bill today that would alter the state's eavesdropping law, a measure that could now take effect before the G8 and NATO summits in Chicago later this year.
February 8, 2012
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