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In handing down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall told Janice Weston, "It’s very troubling. You have a few moments in time where you knew it was illegal and you could have left.”
Neighbors worry the trucks would create a hazardous nuisance as well as air pollution in a low-income Black residential area.
The encampment at the Lincoln Park campus had been been in place since April 30. The action came after school officials said they had reached an impasse with the protesters.
Permits issued this week allow tables on sidewalks and in curb lanes — but also let vehicles use the street.