“All closures were put into effect only when it was deemed necessary due to large car caravans creating gridlocked traffic in the Central Business District. In a statement issued late Monday afternoon, the city said the Chicago Police Department and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications monitored the car caravans and crowds. Mexican Independence Day Parade puts heritage on display in Little Village.any organized effort that just destroys public property and attacks our police officers is just wrong, and until more elected officials call it for what it is, we will continue to see more of it.” My ward is not the wild, wild West,” Tabares told the Sun-Times.
Drinking and littering on the public way. That’s dangerous for residents who live nearby. She applauded police officers from the Chicago Lawn District for “maintaining professionalism” in the face of repeated attacks that included “incendiary devices shot at them and bottles and other objects thrown at them.” Tabares, one of the police union’s staunchest City Council supporters, was equally incensed about the mayhem caused by caravans driving down Pulaski from 51st to 71st street. He said he’s grateful a 46-year-old man has been charged with a felony count of aggravated battery of a police officer in connection with the attack, but the incident easily could have spiraled out of control. He said he doesn’t believe he’s ever seen a more serious injury than the officer who “got whacked in the head and had his ear split open.” In other parts of town, it was worse than just disruption, Catanzara said. I’m happy people are celebrating, but I think the way it was handled caused a lot of disruption for residents.” “This was chaotic,” said Jonathan Solomon, 37, after a trip that totaled 2 1⁄ 2 hours. That idea was echoed by one River North resident who landed at O’Hare Airport, and after getting stuck for an hour on the Ohio Street ramp, ended up walking the rest of the way home. That can be done either by resurrecting the downtown Mexican Independence Day parade that was discontinued roughly a decade ago, or by creating a daylong festival at one site - perhaps, Catanzara suggested, “a giant party at Grant Park.” It all prompted Tabares and other Mexican American alderpersons, along with Catanzara, to agree: The city should create one giant downtown opportunity to celebrate Mexican American pride and avoid ad hoc demonstrations that can lead to chaos. “How do you get through downtown when you have an emergency with all of those cars and everybody walking down the street?” said Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara.
Caravans of vehicles carrying flag-waving revelers clogged streets in several neighborhoods as well as downtown. The Department of Streets and Sanitation sent an armada of trucks to clear trash and remove graffiti Saturday morning, only to do it all over again Sunday, Tabares said.ĭowntown streets were closed after the city had vowed as recently as Thursday to keep them open. On the Southwest Side, businesses on a milelong stretch of Pulaski Road were tagged with “vile graffiti,” while motorists were drag racing, “doing doughnuts” and throwing bottles at police, said local Ald.
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