Scenes from Occupy Chicago

Chicago Police detain some of the protesters who sat down to block the LaSalle Street Bridge in Chicago. This was part of a national day of action for jobs and economic justice led by “Occupy Chicago,” “Stand Up! Chicago” and individuals from other labor and community groups.  (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago Police detain some of the protesters who sat down to block the LaSalle Street Bridge in Chicago. This was part of a national day of action for jobs and economic justice led by “Occupy Chicago,” “Stand Up! Chicago” and individuals from other labor and community groups.  (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago Police detain some of the protesters who sat down to block the LaSalle Street Bridge in Chicago. This was part of a national day of action for jobs and economic justice led by “Occupy Chicago,” “Stand Up! Chicago” and individuals from other labor and community groups.  (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)

In cold and windy weather “Occupy Chicago” joins up with “Stand Up!” at gathering at the Thompson Center before moving to LaSalle and Jackson Streets.  (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)

Osvaldo Romero, 18 months, and his mom Cita Romero brave the cold and windy weather as “Occupy Chicago” joins up with “Stand Up!” for a rally at the Thompson Center before moving north onto the LaSalle Street Bridge.  (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)

Members of the “Mental Health Movement” end their day-long sit-in at Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s office late in the evening in Chicago. The mental health protesters had joined forces with members of the “Occupy Chicago” movement to protest city cuts in mental health services.   (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)

Members of the “Mental Health Movement” participate in a sit-in at Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s office late in the evening in Chicago. The mental health protesters had joined forces with members of the “Occupy Chicago” movement to protest city cuts in mental health services.   (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)

Members of the “Mental Health Movement” participate in a sit-in at Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s office late in the evening in Chicago. The mental health protesters had joined forces with members of the “Occupy Chicago” movement to protest city cuts in mental health services.   (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)

Marcia Rothenberg, Margaret Sullivan, Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle Gail Davis, all members of the Mental Health Movement, participate in a sit-in at Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s office in Chicago. The protesters joined with “Occupy Chicago” protesters to voice displeasure over a city plan to close and privatize mental health clinics.   (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)

Jill Johnson, 29, of “Occupy Chicago” joins members of the “Mental Health Movement” in a sit-in at Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s office in Chicago. The groups were protesting a city proposal to close and privatize mental health clinics.   (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)

Members of the “Mental Health Movement” participate in a sit-in at Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s office in Chicago.   (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)

Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle (center) of the “Mental Health Movement” participates in a sit-in at Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s office in Chicago.   (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)

From left, Margaret Sullivan, Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle, Gail Davis and Badonna Reingold protest proposed cuts to mental health clinics. Area mental health advocates teamed up with “Occupy Chicago” to protest in front of the Mayor’s office in opposition to the closing of health clinics and the privatization of the remaining clinics.   (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco hands out “Occupy Chicago” literature on Jackson Boulevard in Chicago.  (Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune)

To men quickly apply yellow crime scene tape across two of the statues outside the Chicago Board of Trade building as approximately three dozen protesters gather and march to renounce cuts in libraries and schools and condemn city subsidies to corporations, on LaSalle Street in Chicago.  (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

A motorist waits as approximately three dozen protesters block her way car as the march to renounce cuts in libraries and schools, as well as condemning city subsidies for corporations, at the corner of LaSalle and Adams Streets.  (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

A Chicago police officer stands by as the “Occupy Chicago” group marches through downtown.  (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Ellyson Carter leads chants on a loudspeaker while members of Occupy Chicago make their way down Jackson Boulevard to Grant Park on Saturday.  ((Brent Lewis/ Chicago Tribune))

One of the first protesters arrested early Sunday in Grant Park’s Congress Plaza.  ((Peter Nickeas/Chicago Tribune))

“Occupy Chicago” protesters set up tents in Grant Park.   (Brent Lewis/Chicago Tribune)

Rosa Nguyen stands on Jackson Street while members of “Occupy Chicago” prepare to make their way to Grant Park.   (Brent Lewis/Chicago Tribune)

A woman is arrested just after 1 a.m. Sunday at the Occupy Chicago protests downtown.  (Dawn Rhodes/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago police arrest a man at the Occupy Chicago protest Sunday morning.  (Dawn Rhodes / Chicago Tribune)

Protesters marching with the Occupy Chicago “Global Day of Occupation march peacefully from LaSalle Street and Jackson Street in Chicago on Saturday, October 15, 2011.  ((Marina Makropoulos /for the Chicago Tribune))

Brian Bean raises a sign on Harrison Street in Chicago. The Occupy protest movement has been going on for about a month. It started in New York City in mid-September, and has become a global movement. In the U.S., the movement has spread to more than a dozen cities, including Chicago. While the New York City protest is still the largest, its organizers have been criticized for not announcing specific demands.   (Brent Lewis/Chicago Tribune)