▁of ▁the ▁cover up ▁charges ▁ ▁Re actions ▁to ▁video ▁ ▁Pro tests ▁ ▁November ▁protest s ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁video ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁people ▁blocked ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁Michigan ▁Avenue ▁in ▁protest . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁more ▁protest s ▁were ▁held . ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁night ▁of ▁protest , ▁march ers ▁t ore ▁off ▁lights ▁from ▁a ▁public ▁Christmas ▁Tree ▁in ▁D ale y ▁Pla za ▁and ▁multiple ▁march ers ▁were ▁arrested . ▁ ▁On ▁Friday , ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁a ▁major ▁day ▁for ▁Christmas ▁sho pping ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁protest ers ▁ch anted ▁" six teen ▁sh ots " ▁and ▁other ▁s log ans ▁while ▁march ing ▁on ▁Michigan ▁Avenue , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁central ▁sho pping ▁district . ▁This ▁caused ▁some ▁business es ▁to ▁shut ▁their ▁doors ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁closed ▁Michigan ▁Avenue , ▁a ▁six - lane ▁street . ▁ ▁December ▁protest s ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 6 - hour ▁sit - in ▁at ▁the ▁Cook ▁County ▁building ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁proceeded ▁after ▁Al vare z ▁refused ▁to ▁res ign ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 . ▁Pro tests ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁the ▁Loop ▁after ▁Mayor ▁E manuel ▁called ▁a ▁special ▁council ▁meeting ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁his ▁slow ▁reaction ▁to ▁fix