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Street closures are in effect Saturday night downtown Chicago, as Mexican Independence Day celebrations continue, officials said.
The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications said at about 8 p.m. there would be intermittent closures in effect in the downtown area to “alleviate traffic congestion.”
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Motorists should allow for extra travel time, OEMC said.
CPD said just before 10 p.m. that the Central Business District will be closed off, from DuSable Lake Shore Drive to Halsted Street and from Division Street to 18th Street.
Those who live and work in the area can gain access at the following points:
– Halsted and Division- Halsted and Chicago Avenue- Halsted and Washington Street- Halsted and Madison Avenue- Halsted and Jackson Boulevard- Division and LaSalle Street- Roosevelt Road and Canal Street- Desplaines Street and Canal- 18th and State Street- 18th and Michigan …