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  • Demonstrators march out of City Hall in celebration after the...

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    Demonstrators march out of City Hall in celebration after the Chicago City Council passed a cease-fire resolution in the Israel-Hamas war on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • People look out from an office building as demonstrators march...

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    People look out from an office building as demonstrators march through downtown Chicago after the City Council passed a cease-fire resolution in the Israel-Hamas war on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Ald. Daniel La Spata, 1st, hands out copies of the...

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    Ald. Daniel La Spata, 1st, hands out copies of the updated resolution calling for an Israel-Hamas war cease-fire during a Chicago City Council meeting on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Supporters of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the...

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    Supporters of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war are removed from the gallery during a City Council meeting Jan. 31, 2024, at Chicago City Hall.

  • CPS high school students, calling for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas...

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    CPS high school students, calling for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War, lower their heads for a minute of silence during a rally at City Hall on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • A Palestinian flag on a supporter''s shirt before a contentious...

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    A Palestinian flag on a supporter''s shirt before a contentious vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Students from Lane Tech College Prep High School hold a...

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    Students from Lane Tech College Prep High School hold a school walkout on Jan. 30, 2024, urging aldermen to vote the next day in favor of an Israel-Hamas cease-fire resolution that will be before City Council.

  • A pro-Palestine supporter helps another supporter secure a flag around...

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    A pro-Palestine supporter helps another supporter secure a flag around their neck before a contentious vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Students from Lane Tech College Prep High School walk out...

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    Students from Lane Tech College Prep High School walk out during the school day to call on their alders to vote in favor of a cease-fire resolution amid Israel-Hamas War on Jan. 30, 2024, at Lane Tech College Prep High School campus.

  • Students from Lane Tech College Prep High School hold a...

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    Students from Lane Tech College Prep High School hold a school walkout on Jan. 30, 2024, urging aldermen to vote the next day in favor of an Israel-Hamas cease-fire resolution that will be before City Council.

  • Senior Eisha Aly leads Whitney M. Young Magnet High School...

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    Senior Eisha Aly leads Whitney M. Young Magnet High School students in chants during a walkout in support of a cease-fire resolution between Israel and Hamas on Jan. 30, 2024, before a planned City Council vote the next day.

  • A group of men take a break from protesting to...

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    A group of men take a break from protesting to pray before a contentious vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Mayor Brandon Johnson casts the tiebreaking vote in support of...

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    Mayor Brandon Johnson casts the tiebreaking vote in support of an Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution during a City Council meeting on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd, hugs people after a City Council...

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    Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd, hugs people after a City Council meeting where aldermen narrowly passed an Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution that she sponsored, Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall.

  • Students from Chicago Academy High School march the perimeter of...

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    Students from Chicago Academy High School march the perimeter of the school to call for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War on Jan. 30, 2024. The Chicago City Council will vote on a cease-fire resolution on Jan. 31.

  • CPS high school students sit down on La Salle Street...

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    CPS high school students sit down on La Salle Street in front of the City Hall to call for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • Supporters of a cease-fire resolution for the Israel-Hamas war demonstrate...

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    Supporters of a cease-fire resolution for the Israel-Hamas war demonstrate during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Sara Alashqar, a pro-Palestine protester, celebrates on Jan. 31, 2024,...

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    Sara Alashqar, a pro-Palestine protester, celebrates on Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall after the Chicago City Council approved a resolution supporting a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

  • Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, is hoisted on a demonstrator''s shoulders...

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    Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, is hoisted on a demonstrator''s shoulders on Jan. 31, 2024, at Daley Plaza as they celebrate after the City Council passed a cease-fire resolution in the Israel-Hamas war.

  • Supporters of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the...

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    Supporters of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza are removed from the gallery during a Chicago City Council meeting on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Pro-Palestine protesters listen to the Chicago City Council meeting on...

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    Pro-Palestine protesters listen to the Chicago City Council meeting on their phones Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall before a contentious vote over a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

  • Pro-Palestine supporters cheer before a contentious vote on a cease-fire...

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    Pro-Palestine supporters cheer before a contentious vote on a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • CPS high school students rally outside the Chicago City Hall...

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    CPS high school students rally outside the Chicago City Hall and call for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War, where some people wrote messages in chalk on the building on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • Demonstrators end their march Jan. 31, 2024, at Daley Plaza...

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    Demonstrators end their march Jan. 31, 2024, at Daley Plaza after the Chicago City Council passed a cease-fire resolution in the Israel-Hamas war.

  • CPS high school students sit in City Hall to call...

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    CPS high school students sit in City Hall to call for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • Anna Mason, center, watches over a contentious vote in favor...

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    Anna Mason, center, watches over a contentious vote in favor of a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war during a Chicago City Council meeting on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Whitney M. Young Magnet High School students chant during a...

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    Whitney M. Young Magnet High School students chant during a walkout in support of a cease-fire resolution between Israel and Hamas on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • Curie High School and Jones College Prep High School students...

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    Curie High School and Jones College Prep High School students march to the City Hall to call for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • Pro-Palestine protesters celebrate Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall after...

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    Pro-Palestine protesters celebrate Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall after the Chicago City Council voted to support a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

  • Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, and Ald. Daniel La Spata, 1st,...

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    Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, and Ald. Daniel La Spata, 1st, speak during a City Council meeting to consider a resolution calling for an Israel-Hamas war cease-fire on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Pro-Palestine protesters cheer before a contentious Chicago City Council vote...

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    Pro-Palestine protesters cheer before a contentious Chicago City Council vote over a cease-fire in in the Israel-Hamas war on Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall in Chicago.

  • Seniors Hanaa, left, and Eisha Aly, right, lead Whitney M....

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    Seniors Hanaa, left, and Eisha Aly, right, lead Whitney M. Young Magnet High School students during a walkout on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • An amended Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution is printed during a...

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    An amended Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution is printed during a Chicago City Council meeting on Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall.

  • Curie High School students wait outside for Jones College Prep...

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    Curie High School students wait outside for Jones College Prep Students to walkout from school to call for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • CPS high school students march around the City Hall to...

    Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune

    CPS high school students march around the City Hall to call for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • Students from Lane Tech College Prep High School hold a...

    Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune

    Students from Lane Tech College Prep High School hold a school walk on Jan. 30, 2024, urging aldermen to vote the next day in favor of an Israel-Hamas cease-fire resolution that will be before City Council.

  • A Jones College Prep student speaks to other Chicago Public...

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    A Jones College Prep student speaks to other Chicago Public Schools high school students on Jan. 30, 2024, as they sit in City Hall to call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas War.

  • Demonstrators march through downtown Chicago after the City Council passed...

    Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune

    Demonstrators march through downtown Chicago after the City Council passed a cease-fire resolution in the Israel-Hamas war on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, speaks in opposition to an Israel-Hamas...

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    Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, speaks in opposition to an Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution that passed narrowly during the Chicago City Council meeting on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, speaks Jan. 31, 2024, at City...

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    Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, speaks Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall after a Chicago City Council meeting where aldermen narrowly passed an Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution that she opposed.

  • Pro-Palestine supporters celebrate the passing of a contentious vote regarding...

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    Pro-Palestine supporters celebrate the passing of a contentious vote regarding a cease-fire resolution over the Israel-Hamas war on Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall in Chicago.

  • A Jones College Prep student leads a chant as Curie...

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    A Jones College Prep student leads a chant as Curie High School and Jones College Prep students walkout from school to call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas War on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • Curie High School and Jones College Prep high school students...

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    Curie High School and Jones College Prep high school students take the CTA Red Line to City Hall to call for a cease-fire on Jan. 30, 2024.

  • Supporters celebrate after a City Council meeting where aldermen narrowly...

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    Supporters celebrate after a City Council meeting where aldermen narrowly passed an Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Pro-Palestine supporeters cheer before a contentious vote over a cease-fire...

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    Pro-Palestine supporeters cheer before a contentious vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Pro-Palestine supporters cheer before a contentious vote over a cease-fire...

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    Pro-Palestine supporters cheer before a contentious vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, passes out copies of a New...

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    Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, passes out copies of a New York Times story about war atrocities before a City Council meeting to consider an Israel-Hamas War cease-fire resolution and other issues, Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall.

  • Fatima Isa takes a break from protesting before a contentious...

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    Fatima Isa takes a break from protesting before a contentious vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Pro-Palestine supporters cheer before a contentious vote over a cease-fire...

    Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune

    Pro-Palestine supporters cheer before a contentious vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Demonstrators applaud Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, on Jan. 31, 2024,...

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    Demonstrators applaud Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, on Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall while celebrating after the City Council passed a cease-fire resolution relating to the Israel-Hamas war. Demonstrators applaud Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, on Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall while celebrating after the City Council passed a cease-fire resolution relating to the Israel-Hamas war. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

  • Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd, becomes emotional after a City Council...

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    Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd, becomes emotional after a City Council meeting where aldermen narrowly passed her Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution, Jan. 31, 2024.

  • A group of women take a break from protesting to...

    Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune

    A group of women take a break from protesting to pray before a vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Ald. Jessie Fuentes, 26th, and Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, 33rd,...

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    Ald. Jessie Fuentes, 26th, and Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, 33rd, embrace during a press conference in support of an Israel-Hamas War cease-fire resolution before a City Council meeting, Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall.

  • A pro-Palestine supporter chants as he waits to get into...

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    A pro-Palestine supporter chants as he waits to get into the meeting before a contentious vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • A pro-Palestine supporter argues with a pro-Israel supporter before a...

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    A pro-Palestine supporter argues with a pro-Israel supporter before a vote over a cease-fire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war in the Chicago City Council on Jan. 31, 2024.

  • Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd, hugs Ald. Jessie Fuentes, 26th, after...

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    Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd, hugs Ald. Jessie Fuentes, 26th, after a Chicago City Council meeting where aldermen narrowly passed her Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution on Jan. 31, 2024, at City Hall.

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Chicago Public Schools students from about a dozen city high schools held walkouts on Jan. 30, 2024, to demand that aldermen vote the next day in favor of a cease-fire resolution scheduled for City Council.