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IL Unions Rally in Chicago for Public Workers
CHICAGO (AP) -- Organizers say upwards of 10,000 people gathered in downtown Chicago for rallies in support of unions and public employees.

The event was one of three held in Chicago Saturday to show solidarity with workers in Wisconsin. They're also part of a national movement to mark the April 1968 death of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Chicago police estimated the crowd at about 1,500 people at Daley Plaza for the ``We Are One'' rally. But organizers say busloads of thousands of people from across the state attended.

Wisconsin Sen. Chris Larson spoke briefly about fleeing to Illinois for 22 days during a collective bargaining rights debate in his home state. He says the union movement ``is just getting started.''

More than a dozen events were held this week across Illinois.

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