Midwest capitols tightened security after Jan. 6, 2021, but calm prevailed
Security was heightened after the FBI warned of potential armed protests at all state capitol buildings, but no clashes were reported this weekend. Here are scenes from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Illinois
Windows are boarded up at the Illinois State Capitol on Saturday in Springfield as the grounds are patrolled by Illinois Secretary of State police. The FBI last week issued a warning that state capitols may be targeted by protesters.Â
Illinois
The Statehouse grounds are patrolled in Springfield on Saturday.Â
Illinois
Illinois National Guard members survey the Illinois State Capitol grounds in Springfield on Saturday.
Illinois
Illinois National Guard members survey the Illinois State Capitol grounds in Springfield on Saturday. About 250 have been deployed to the Capitol Complex. Â
Illinois
Workers continue to erect plywood around windows at the state Capitol in Springfield, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.
Illinois
Illinois Secretary of State Police officers give Illinois national guardsmen a tour around the state Capitol in Springfield, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.
Illinois
An Illinois Secretary of State Police officer prowls the state Capitol with his bomb sniffing dog, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.
Indiana
Indiana State Police keep watch by a western door to the Indiana Statehouse on Sunday in Indianapolis. Law enforcement's presence around the statehouse was in response to an FBI warning of pro-Trump protesters organizing around state capitols over the weekend.
Indiana
A set of windows is boarded up along Market Street just east of the Indiana Statehouse on Sunday.
Indiana
Indiana State Police keep watch by a northern door to the Indiana Statehouse on Sunday in Indianapolis. Law enforcement's presence around the statehouse was in response to an FBI warning of pro-Trump protesters organizing around state capitols over the weekend.
Indiana
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department vehicles were stationed Sunday in Monument Circle, a couple blocks east of the Indiana Statehouse.
Indiana
Attendees for the 2021 JAMfest! Cheer Super Nationals walk by the Indiana Statehouse on Sunday as Indiana State Police officers watch from a western door.
Indiana
Little activity is seen on a snowy Sunday near the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Law enforcement had received tips that pro-Trump protesters planned to organize around state capitols across the U.S.
Wisconsin
Police blocked traffic from a section of Capitol Square Sunday in anticipation of an armed protest by supporters of President Donald Trump that never materialized.Â
Wisconsin
Armored vehicles are parked outside the state Capitol in preparation for armed protestors, in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.
Wisconsin
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard proceed toward the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison, Wis. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 as law enforcement officials continue to take precautions against potential unrest from protests ahead of the upcoming presidential inauguration.Â
Wisconsin
Lisette Lurker, of Madison, takes her 6-year-old schnauzer, Hachi, for a walk downtown as she stops occasionally to record video to send to her family in Mexico City, in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.Â
Wisconsin
As part of an enhanced law enforcement presence around the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., law enforcement personnel keep watch on the grounds below from the roof of the Park Hotel Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.Â
Wisconsin
Law enforcement patrol the area as they prepare for armed protestors at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.Â
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