Photos: Over 2 Dozen People Protest At County Board Committee Meeting

The group protested the committee for refusing to vote on a statement which would ask Alvin Wire to resign from the county board.

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Freeport resident Denzel Woodall addresses protesters outside the front doors of the Stewart Center in downtown Freeport. Photo by Jody Coss.
Protest signs rest on the front steps of the Stewart Center. Photo by Nick Welch.
The Stewart Center in downtown Freeport. The county government meets in a conference room on the 7th floor of the building, and rents space on two additional floors. Photo by Nick Welch.
Protesters wait for the committee meeting to begin Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Jody Coss.
Freeport resident Patrice Engel looks on as county board members prepare to hold the meeting. Photo by Jody Coss.
County Board member and Freeport police officer Andy Schroeder (R-Freeport) exits the Stewart Center after the end of the committee meeting. Around a dozen protesters stayed more than an hour to chant slogans as board members left the building. Photo by Jody Coss.
County Board member and Stephenson County Nursing Center Chairman Rebecca Quiggle (R-Freeport) stops to talk to Carl Utt of The Voice of Freeport after the committee meeting. Photo by Jody Coss.

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