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To: J.B.C. who wrote (489493)	6/2/2012 8:50:30 AM
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Occupy Chicago confronts life after NATO Group contends it shouldn't be judged by smaller after-summit protests A pedestrian walks by a handful of Occupy Chicago protesters at LaSalle Street and Jackson Boulevard in the Loop on Tuesday.(Terrence Antonio James, Chicago Tribune / May 29, 2012) By Ryan Haggerty, Chicago Tribune reporter June 3, 2012 A pile of discarded sleeping bags, blankets, pillows and posters took up nearly half a room in Occupy Chicago's headquarters last week, left behind by protesters who traveled to the city last month for the NATO summit. But a few rooms over, some of the group's core members were back at work, painting a new banner and discussing how to refine their tactics and goals now that the summit — and the worldwide media spotlight that accompanied it — has come and gone. "I would say we're the strongest we've actually been since the beginning," said Matthew McLoughlin, 26, sipping coffee as he sat with two other Occupy members at a table in the group's fifth-floor loft in a massive East Pilsen warehouse. "I think we did an excellent job of getting our messages out there, and I think people are more motivated than ever to keep that going." Cont... chicagotribune.com