Demonstrators planning to
protest on Dan Ryan Saturday
Posted By: AltaD, 8/13/2020 1:40:03 PM
Demonstrators are planning to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday to protest police brutality. Organizers have been meeting with law enforcement for weeks to coordinate the march. The demonstration will start at 12 p.m. Saturday at Robert Taylor Park, near 47th and Federal, before heading north on the Dan Ryan. In an interview with WGN News on Wednesday, FOP President John Catanzara said he wants federal help to prosecute anyone who steps on the expressway. State police say they will protect the rights of those seeking to peacefully protest while ensuring the safety of the public, and released the following statement:
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Demonstrators are planning to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday to protest police brutality.
Organizers have been meeting with law enforcement for weeks to coordinate the march.
The demonstration will start at 12 p.m. Saturday at Robert Taylor Park, near 47th and Federal, before heading north on the Dan Ryan.
In an interview with WGN News on Wednesday, FOP President John Catanzara said he wants federal help to prosecute anyone who steps on the expressway.
State police say they will protect the rights of those seeking to peacefully protest while ensuring the safety of the public, and released the following statement:
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Demonstrators are planning to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday to protest police brutality.
Organizers have been meeting with law enforcement for weeks to coordinate the march.
The demonstration will start at 12 p.m. Saturday at Robert Taylor Park, near 47th and Federal, before heading north on the Dan Ryan.
In an interview with WGN News on Wednesday, FOP President John Catanzara said he wants federal help to prosecute anyone who steps on the expressway.
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If I had the skills I would develop an app which alerts the public, as far in advance as possible, of highways being blocked for "peaceful protests".