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A protester is arrested in front of Chicago City Hall during a demonstration against school closures and cuts. Photograph: James Fassinger for the Guardian

Arrests at Chicago schools protest

Thursday 28th March 2013,

, Photograph: James Fassinger for the Guardian

More than 100 demonstrators taking part in mass civil disobedience were arrested in Chicago on Wednesday as several thousand people marched against the largest proposed round of school closings in recent memory.

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Chicago public schools began the year with a teacher strike, and officials are bracing for another major disruption on Wednesday. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Chicago Teachers Union plans mass demonstration against school closings

Wednesday 27th March 2013,

The Guardian

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Chicago is bracing itself for a large, potentially disruptive demonstration on Wednesday involving acts of mass civil disobedience against the largest proposed round of school closures in recent memory.

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