In Chicago and the suburbs, rallies and vigils to mark the anniversary of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol focused on voting rights.
On a frigid night, dozens of people gathered for a candlelit vigil in Naperville for a somber reflection on the events of a year ago. The storming of the U.S. Capitol in an effort to prevent the certification of the presidential election stunned the nation
For educators like Chris Wolak, who teaches American government classes at Waubansie Valley High School in Aurora, the attack on the Capitol provoked a lot of questions from students. "We tried to build a, a civics mindset for our students that democracy is a verb, they have to be active and actively engaged," Wolak said.
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