Downers Grove March For Our Lives: Foster, Casten To Speak

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Downers Grove residents will take to the streets Saturday to join the nationwide March for Our Lives in protest of gun violence. The event, organized by area students, will feature speeches from prominent politicians, including Rep. Bill Foster (D) and Sean Casten, the Democratic nominee for Illinois's 6th Congressional District.

The event will begin at 11 a.m. at Downers Grove North High School.

The student-led march comes just over a month after 17 people were killed when a gunman opened fire on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Sister marches across the country will march to show support for survivors of the attack, who plan to march in Washington D.C.

Organizers say the march will head down Main Street and stop at the train station.

The Downers Grove March for Our Lives is sponsored by Friends Who March and The Brady Campaign. If you're interested in participating or learning more, email FriendsWhoMarch@gmail.com or chicagoland@bradymail.org.

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