School Closure Opponents Arrested at City Hall Demonstration
Several demonstrators blocked elevators in loop protest
By Mary Ann Ahern and BJ Lutz
| Monday, May 20, 2013
View more videos at:http://nbcchicago.com. The Chicago Board of Education is expected to vote Wednesday on the planned closure of more than 50 schools. Mary Ann Ahern reports.
Roughly two dozen protesters were arrested Monday afternoon during a demonstration at City Hall aimed at preventing the planned closure of more than 50 Chicago schools.
The rally was part of the Chicago Teachers Union's three days of marches and protests demanding a moratorium on school closures.
Several of those arrested Monday, including CTU Financial Secretary Kristine Mayle, were blocking elevators at
