The breadth of invited attendees at the event organized last week by Gov. JB Pritzker really stood out for me.

The event along the Chicago River was designed to publicly warn President Donald Trump not to send National Guard or regular military troops into the city. The usual collection of Democratic politicians, union leaders and several anti-violence and progressive activists were on hand and several spoke.

But what made this rally seem different was the presence of people who aren’t usually at these things.

On the list of attendees were six university and college presidents or chancellors, including University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen and Illinois Institute of Technology President Raj Echambadi.

Several business types also showed up.

Columnists Derek Douglas, presid

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