http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-occupy-chicago-protesters-released-after-grant-park-arrests-20111016,0,389426.storyCrowds assembled outside the Central District police station in the South Loop this morning where some Occupy Chicago protesters were taken after being arrested in Grant Park earlier in the morning.
Friends clapped and cheered as protesters emerged from the building after spending the night in custody. Andrew Smith, 27 from Elburn reveled in the accomplishment.
"It was a culmination of us pushing against the system and the system pushing back," he said. "We took a stand and tonight and we’re going to take a stand tomorrow."
Starting at about 1 a.m. Chicago police in Grant Park arrested about 175 protesters who refused to leave after warnings that the park closed at 11 p.m. This morning the arrestees trickled out of the police station at 1718 S. State St. after being charged with misdemeanor municipal ordinance violations.
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