Images: Monday Protests in Chicago

Protestors gather outside The Art Institute of Chicago during a protest against the financial industry expos in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. Traffic in Chicagos downtown business district was snarled by hundreds of demonstrators who were protesting about a number of issues, including high unemployment, foreclosures and lagging school funding. Marchers from five rally sites in the Loop on Monday converged on the Art Institute, where a reception was being held for members of the Futures Industry Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protestors gather outside The Art Institute of Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS

A protestor holds up his arm outside The Art Institute of Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protestors march toward The Art Institute of Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS

A protestor is arrested outside The Art Institute of Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protestors block the entrance to The Art Institute of Chicago, while security officers look on. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protestors are arrested outside The Art Institute of Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS

People photograph and watch protesters outside the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protesters are arrested outside The Art Institute of Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., speaks to protestors outside the Hyatt Regency during the Mortgage Bankers Associations Annual Convention in Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS

COURTESY OF ABC7Protestors march in Chicago on Monday evening. Protestors on a range of issues gathered at five locations and convereged at the Art Institute of Chicago.