Protesters face off with Chicago police while marching in the Loop in reaction to the grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted earlier Monday in the shooting death of Michael Brown. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police move protesters off Lake Shore Drive as they march to the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police turn back protesters at Wacker and Wells. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in Grant Park. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police chief Garry McCarthy prepares officers along Roosevelt Road. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march along Roosevelt Road to Grant Park. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in Grant Park. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in the Loop reacting to events in Ferguson, Missouri. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police stand along Columbus Drive in Grant Park. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters face off with Chicago police while marching in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters face off with Chicago police while marching in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters face off with Chicago police while marching in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Pedestrians watch as protesters march in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police watch as protesters march in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police walk with protesters marching in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
An office worker watches protesters march. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in the Loop reacting to events in Ferguson, Missouri. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
A construction worker films protesters marching down Congress Street. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
A television reporter speaks on camera among protesters. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters rally outside the Thompson Center in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Security guards the Thompson Center as protesters march in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters rally outside the Thompson Center in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police turn around protesters outside the Thompson Center. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police turn around protesters outside the Thompson Center. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police turn around protesters outside the Thompson Center. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters take selfies with Chicago police while marching in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in the Loop. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
The Chicago Theatre reflected in a police car. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Protesters march in the Loop under the “L” (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police turn back protesters at Wacker and Franklin. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police and protesters get in a small shoving match at Wacker and Wells. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police and protesters get in a small shoving match at Wacker and Wells while the protesters marched in the Loop reacting to events in Ferguson, Missouri on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police and protesters get in a small shoving match at Wacker and Wells. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police stop protesters in the Loop at the Dearborn Street bridge. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
ABC7’s State Street studio carries other programming while the indictment decision was announced in Ferguson, Missouri on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Brian Cassella joined the Chicago Tribune as a photojournalist in 2009. He covers news, sports and features including the Stanley Cup Finals and the Winter and Summer Olympics. His series “The Next Day” about Chicago communities living around gun violence the day after a homicide received runner-up honors for Pictures of the Year International’s Community Awareness Award and Best of Photojournalism’s Cliff Edom New America Award in 2016. A native of Baltimore, Brian previously worked for the Tampa Bay Times is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and a proud Tar Heel. Reach him at bcassella@chicagotribune.com.
