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Protesters march around Chicago City Hall

A group of protesters is calling for justice for 17-year-old Laquan McDonald fatally shot by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke 16 times.  

About 80 people carrying banners and signs marched around Chicago's City Hall this afternoon.  The event was organized by several black ministers and the NAACP. They want Mayor Rahm Emanuel to establish a police review board that's "truly independent." 

The current watchdog agency's members are appointed by Emanuel. The agency has been criticized as toothless since the city released the video showing the shooting of McDonald in October 2014.

The group also wants a Justice Department investigation of the police department to be expanded to include the mayor's office and Cook County State's Attorney's office.

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