UPDATED 2/6/17, 10:00PM: Our demonstration in Palatine Saturday was highlighted on Rachel Maddow's show this evening.
Also, Greg Hinz published a column in Crain's Chicago Business today titled "Time for Roskam to show up and meet with his critics" and featuring video from Saturday's protest.
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On Saturday, February 4th, more than 500 constituents demonstrated outside the office of the Palatine Township Republican Organization where Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL6) spoke only to Republicans who agree with him. The protest was organized by the Palatine After March Action Group, Action Sixth District Illinois, 6th District of Illinois - Holding Rep. Peter Roskam Accountable, Northwest Suburbs Organizing for Action (OFA), and other groups.
Channel 2 News covered today’s demonstration. They ran it on both the 5:00 and 10:00 news and posted it online: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/hundreds-protest-rep-peter-roskam-in-palatine/
I took a much less professional video that shows the size of the crowd: https://youtu.be/Ll5ul5SUnfE
Roskam tried to escape out the back door. https://youtu.be/hcMo-RztuI0
Many other media covered the event:
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/hundreds-protest-palatines-congressman
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/news/170209444/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/peter-roskam-protest-palatine-412780383.html
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