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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:07 PM Jan 2018

Women's March in Chicago draws thousands more than last year

BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 01/20/18 04:14 PM EST

The number of people who attended the Women's March in Chicago on Saturday exceeded the number who took part in the march one year ago this weekend, according to Chicago's ABC affiliate.

Roughly 50,000 more women attended the march this year, which was titled "March to the Polls" bringing the number to 300,000 participants.

Last year's event drew 250,000 marchers to the Windy City, according to the report.

CNN reported that Los Angeles also had their largest Women's March yet, with 500,000 people joining for the event this year.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/369944-womens-march-in-chicago-draws-thousands-more-than-last-year