<human>: I am a student attending a school of higher education (college) as well as housing in the Chicago loop. As you may or may not know, the 2012 NATO summit will be held May 20-21. As seen in the past, the summits go hand in hand with protesters galore, and so far there has been tons of media hype and warnings from city officials and police on the chance for protests to suddenly turn violent. My school will be closed for the duration, and also I have received the following warning from faculty:  

*"It may be a good time to visit your friends or relatives outside the City of Chicago."*

Chicago police are expected to be unfit in handling the amount of protesters present, and they are also unprepared for 50 Heads of State coming to the Windy City.

My questions are these reddit: 

What are your opinions on my leaving for the duration of the summit? 

Also, what do you think will occur with protesters and other forces of action?

If anyone has experienced a similar situation, I would like to hear your story.

Can you condense the text into a few key points?
<bot>: I am a student living in the Chicago loop. I have been advised to leave for the NATO summit in May. Opinions on leaving and the situation in general?