2012 Chicago Guide to G8 and NATO Summits
Updated: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
Chicago will become the focus of the global politics May 19-21 when the Group of 8 (G8) industrialized nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) hold their summits at McCormick Place. It will be the first time the summits will be held in the same city at the same time since London in 1977.
The Red Line Project will preview the upcoming summits, the protests and explore how Chicago will handle security and other issues surrounding the events. Videos, interviews, maps, social media curation, profiles of key players and the G8 nations will be part of the coverage of the summits.
In the meantime, you can find updates on our Twitter @chitownstories, Storify advance coverage and through the curated links of local news coverage below.
February
- The Red Line Project: DePaul to Close Loop Campus for G8/NATO (February 2012)
- Fox Chicago: Police Horses Get Riot Gear for G8/NATO (February 2012)
- NBC 5 Chicago: Apartment Owners, Managers Prepare for G8/NATO (February 2012)
- Crain's: Businesses Preparing for Worst for G8/NATO (February 2012)
- Chicago Reader: Your G8/NATO Primer (February 2012)
- Huffington Post: Chicago Deserves a Political Makeover (February 2012)
- NBC 5 Chicago: Some Schools Closing Down for G8/NATO (February 2012)
- Fox Chicago: City Leaders Insist They're Ready for G8/NATO (February 2012)
- Chicago Tribune: G8/NATO Security Issues Abound at Forum (February 2012)
- Business Week: Chicago Asked Not to Stifle Wireless at Summits (February 2012)
- The Guardian: Occupy Chicago Arrests: Dry Run for Rahm Emanuel? (February 2012)
- WBEZ: Law Enforcement to Downtown Workers: 'Calm Down' (February 2012
- NBC 5 Chicago: Aldermen: Don't Block Internet, Social Media During Summits (February 2012)
- AP: Aldermen to Police: Don't Cut Cell Phone Access During Summits (February 2012)
- Chicago Sun-Times: City Buys Face Shields to Protect Police (February 2012)
- Chicago Tribune: City Still in Dark About Scale of G8/NATO Protests (February 2012)
- Chicago Sun-Times: Federal Reserve Makes Contingency Plan for Summits (February 2012)
- Chicago Tribune: City to Pay $6.2 Million to War Protestors (February 2012)
- Huffington Post Chicago: Illinois Eavesdropping Act Dead? (February 2012)
- PressTV: Illinois Ban on Recording Police Challenged (February 2012)
- Chicago Tribune: Indy Gets Super Bowl, Chicago Gets G8/NATO (February 2012)
- ABC 7 Chicago: Hacker Group Gearing Up for G8/NATO Summits (February 2012)
- FOX Chicago: Local Security Forces Get Special Training (February 2012)
- Huffington Post Chicago: G8/NATO Security Groups Ramping Up (February 2012)
- Chicago Tribune: Experts: Global Summits Boost Chicago's Image (February 2012)
- Chicagoist: G8/NATO Anxiety Mounts for Downtown Business Leaders (February 2012)
January
- NBC 5 Chicago: G8, NATO Summits Will Produce Different Results (January 2012)
- NBC 5 Chicago: Adbusters Calling for Protesters to Withdraw Money from Banks (January 2012)
- Chicago Sun-Times: Business Leaders Ask for More G8/NATO Security (January 2012)
- NBC 5 Chicago Ward Room: Adbusters Wants 50,000 Protestors in Chicago (January 2012)
- ABC 7 Chicago: G8/NATO Slogan Paints Chicago as 'Global Crossroads' (January 2012)
- Progress Illinois: G8's Purpose Overlooked in Protest Debate (January 2012)
- Forbes: Occupy Wall Street Creators Gun for G8/NATO Summits (January 2012)
- RT: Chicago Militarizes for G8/NATO Summits (January 2012)
- NBC 5 Chicago Ward Room: Mag Mile Security Suggested for G8/NATO (January 2012)
- Crain's: Healey's Mettle Tested as Mayor's Point Person on G8/NATO (January 2012)
- WBEZ: Feds Will Pay Back City for G8/NATO Security Costs (January 2012)
- CBS 2 Chicago: City Council Approves G8/NATO Security Plan (January 2012)
- Huffington Post Chicago: Chicago Rolls Back First Amendment Rights (January 2012)
- Chicago Magazine: G8/NATO Summits and the "Neglected Right of Assembly" (January 2012)
- Chicago Tribune: Photo Gallery of Protests at City Council Meeting (January 2012)
- Chicago Reader: City Council Examines Protest Rules (January 2012)
- Crain's: G8/NATO Protestors Back at City Hall (January 2012)
- NBC 5 Chicago Ward Room: CPD Using Stick Figures for G8/NATO Training (January 2012)
- Chicago Sun-Times: Emanuel Backtracks on G8/NATO Fines (January 2012)
- Fox News Chicago: City Revamps G8/NATO Plans (January 2012)
- NBC5Chicago Ward Room: Chicago Issues First G8/NATO Permit (January 2012)
- ABC 7 Chicago: Aldermen Share Concerns About G8/NATO Summits (January 2012)
- Crain's: City Discloses G8/NATO Summits Security, Costs, Fines (January 2012)
- Huffington Post Chicago: City Grants First Protest Permit (January 2012)
- NBC5Chicago Ward Room: Downtown Lockdown Proposed for G8/NATO Summits (January 2012)
- NBC5Chicago Ward Room: The Sit Down Shut Up Ordinance (January 2012)
- Huffington Post Chicago: Occupy Challenges Emanuel G8/NATO Ordinances (January 2012)
- Chicago Sun-Times: Will Rahm Repeat Mistakes of 1968? (January 2012)
- The DePaulia: G8 Summit Moves DePaul Law School Graduation Date (January 2012)
- Huffington Post Chicago: G8, NATO Protestors May Sue City (January 2012)
- WBEZ: Emanuel Backtracks on G8/NATO Ordinances (January 2012)
- Chicago Tribune: Emanuel Admits He Erred in Describing G8/NATO Rules (January 2012)
- ABC7Chicago: Protestors File fro G8/NATO Permits (January 2012)
- Chicagoist: Emanuel's G8 Ordinances Would Stick (January 2012)
- Chicago Tribune: Emanuel Looks Ahead to NATO, G8 Protests (December 2011)
Local security forces get special training for G8 and NATO protestors. FOX Chicago video:
Local Security Forces Get Special Training in Advance of G8, NATO Summits: MyFoxCHICAGO.com
Hacker group Anonymous gearing up for G8 and NATO summits. ABC 7 Chicago:
Experts say the G8 and NATO summits will produce different results in this NBC 5 Chicago video:
View more videos at: http://nbcchicago.com.
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