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Northwestern University President Michael Schill is expected to be grilled by lawmakers next week about his decision to negotiate with students.
The cancellation of the end-of-school-year music festival comes days after the university said it has reached a stalemate in negotiations with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment.
On Tuesday, Chicago's Jewish community celebrated Israel declaring its independence 76 years ago, on May 14, 1948. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered across the plaza. There were a few altercations, but no arrests were made.
Protesters' demands have focused on divestment — demanding universities cut ties with Israel and businesses supporting the war in Gaza.