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Noon,

Saturday,

September 10th, 2011

R
ally for Marshall Field's,
Rally for Chicago

Under the Marshall Field's Great Clock at
STATE & WASHINGTON STREETS

Just an hour of your time
to stand up for our beloved international city and
also help bring back Marshall Field's--the institution that brought us 154 great years.

BE PART OF HISTORY AS IT IS WRITTEN...
BE THERE FOR MARSHALL FIELD'S!
BE THERE FOR CHICAGO!

Please join us at Noon this Saturday, September 10 to remind Macy's, Chicago, Wall Street--indeed the whole world--that Chicago overwhelmingly STILL wants the return of its iconic MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY to STATE STREET and more.

It has been almost four years since that very sad day in Chicago history when, despite wide local and international outcry, Chicago's international icon, Marshall Field & Company, became another of over 800 Macy's stores.

Overwhelming demand for Marshall Field's continues to hold steady among Chicago shoppers. Our 2011 survey of over 800 Michigan Avenue and State Street shoppers found that 79%--four out of five Chicago shoppers--still prefer Marshall Field's over Macy's.  Similar results were yielded in 2009 and 2010. Full results are at http://www.fieldsfanschicago.org/survey2011.html

These results were presented to Macy's top-level executives--including the CEO and Board of Directors--at the Macy's, Inc. shareholders meeting in Cincinnati on May 20, 2011.

Even after five years, Marshall Field's is STILL, by far, Chicago's best-known international brand, unmatched by any other Chicago name. On September 10th, we will celebrate Marshall Field's amazing 154-year history. Moreover, we will demonstrate support for a reborn Marshall Field's on State Street as Chicago's priceless emporium and international brand with immense potential for the 21st century.

We need YOU to come out to State and Washington Streets at NOON on Saturday, September 10, 2011, to make the message even clearer to Macy's: Chicago wants its Marshall Field's! 

Please, come rally for our international icon, Marshall Field's, and our great city, Chicago. You will help to make history.Please, come rally for our international icon, Marshall Field's, and our great city, Chicago. You will help to make history.

Mark the date and time!

BE THERE FOR MARSHALL FIELD'S!
BE THERE FOR CHICAGO!


...and bring friends and family!

*  Field's Fans should start gathering at 11:40 AM*
  under the Great Marshall Field's Clock at
  State & Washington Streets
*  Wear your "Marshall Field's Best" or something
  dark green (please, no profane t-shirts).
*  Bring signs and placards with Marshall Field's slogans.
*  A limited number of additional signs will be available at the protest.
*  Carry a Marshall Field's Shopping Bag.
*  Carry a City of Chicago Flag.
*  Please be peaceable and dignified in the spirit of Marshall Field's.
*  Please be careful not to obstruct the doors to the store.
*  Please do not stand in or block the street.
*  Check http://www.FieldsFansChicago.org, our Facebook Group,
  our Twitter crawl and your Email box for last-minute news and bulletins.

      PROMOTE OUR RALLY
       on FACEBOOK & TWITTER

Word-of-mouth and social networking are tremendous ways to get the word out about the September events.

Please help by "talking up" our rally on your Facebook page. Our Facebook "umbrella" group is "FieldsFansChicago.org." Remember to "Invite people to join."

On Twitter, we are @FieldsFansChgo. Follow the latest FieldsFansChicago.org news updates and rally information @FieldsFansChgo.

(Please note that "Chicago" is abbreviated in our Twitter name.)

*(Please note that this is a correction of a typo that appeared in an earlier version of this page.)


Revision of 9/5/2011
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