Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down I-55 near Harlem Avenue on Saturday, January 20, 2024 YouTube Tips ⓘ
Pro-Palestinian protesters lined up earlier this morning Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 7000 South Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, and then moved to block the southbound lanes of I-55 and the Harlem Avenue bridge over I-55.
Protesters were walking on the expressway, forcing Illinois State Police to shut down the southbound lanes of I-55, which was backed up from Harlem Avenue to Western Avenue at about 3:50 p.m. Saturday.
Interstate 55 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the US state of Illinois that runs northeast to southwest from Chicago to St. Louis, Missouri.
Harlem Avenue is located near Mile Post 283.4.
Western Avenue is located about 6.5 miles back from the protest.
Congestion was improving by 4:10 p.m.
CHICAGO Northside caravan is on Milwaukee Ave in Logan Square! Over 100 cars joined the northside location today! #GazaGenocide #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/byGnq1ABtC
— US Palestinian Community Network (@uspcn) January 20, 2024
Protest goin on, I-55/Harlem#ChicagoScanner pic.twitter.com/GAPrsGoJlr
— Not Really ILEAS (@NotReallyILEAS) January 20, 2024
I-55 finally cleared some protesters still on the Harlem Ave bridge. pic.twitter.com/jD1tt5J97l
— MrsS (@chiganjagang) January 20, 2024
https://twitter.com/uspcn/status/1748130483421024507
Link to Video on I-55 …
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