In an effort to normalize the Federal Police State and practice suspending the Bill of Rights, the Chicago NATO Summit will be crawling with militarized Federal agents, locked down with "hard checkpoints" around the "Red Zones," and TSA-style searches used on commuters. Train passengers may be patted down and X-rayed. That includes the South Shore train that comes in from Indiana.
That's in conjunction with the "Shoot-To-Kill" No-Fly-Zone exercised 10 miles around the city. Every NATO Summit I have followed for the last several years has gotten progressively worse and worse. I will use this thread to post more stories as they come in.
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NATO Summit Security Zones Revealed
Federal agents to begin protecting "Red Zone" for NATO next week
Apartment owners get NATO summit advice
That's in conjunction with the "Shoot-To-Kill" No-Fly-Zone exercised 10 miles around the city. Every NATO Summit I have followed for the last several years has gotten progressively worse and worse. I will use this thread to post more stories as they come in.
Security Plan Shuts Down Roads, South Loop For NATO Summit Weekend « CBS Chicago
“There will be some inconveniences, but they will be minor inconveniences,” said Gary Schnekel, director of the Chicago Office of Emergency Management. “Every effort has been made to minimize the impact.”
Metra and South Shore commuters will be able to ride the trains that run under McCormick Place. They may be subject to TSA-style pat downs and screenings and they can expect delays for security sweeps.
Summit Could Mean Airport-Style Security On Metra Electric, South Shore Trains « CBS Chicago
Some stations on the Metra Electric Line and South Shore Line could be shut down during the upcoming NATO summit, and passengers at other stations could face airport-style security screenings, due to the Secret Service security plan that could be released as soon as Friday afternoon.
The commuter rail agencies are still in talks with the Secret Service over major security measures for passengers, including airport-style screening of all riders during the summit. That would mean commuters on those lines would face patdowns, X-ray screenings, and long security lines at their stations before boarding trains.
NATO Summit Security Zones Revealed
Dubbed the "Red Zone," it will be bounded by Franklin Street on the west, State Street on the east, Adams Street on the north and Harrison Street on the South. It will be patrolled by uniformed police and personnel from the Federal Protective Service, who will be carrying non-lethal weapons such as beanbag guns.
Federal agents to begin protecting "Red Zone" for NATO next week
Starting next week, expect to see a showing of federal law enforcement in “battle” gear, weapons slung, in a highly visible effort to protect a perimeter that encompasses the federally operated buildings in the Loop.
Law enforcement has dubbed their efforts “Operation Red Zone.” It’s headed by the Federal Protective Service, which is working with state, federal and local law enforcement in anticipation of the NATO Summit in Chicago on May 20 and 21.
Even though the actual meetings for the summit will happen at McCormick Place, federal law enforcement is aiming to protect a vast area in the Loop where thousands of federal employees and dozens of government offices are located.
Apartment owners get NATO summit advice
Among the big questions Tuesday was just how big the security perimeter around McCormick Place will be. The answer was that it's still evolving, but everyone should expect to see a fence around the sprawling convention center located on the Lake Michigan shoreline just south of downtown.
"It will be a hard checkpoint," said Tom Kasza, an executive at Hillard Heintze, the security consulting firm working with the host committee.
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