

The street closures ended around 3 a.m., OEMC said. Revelers didn't let the road closures stop them, however, as packs of people still celebrated the holiday on foot, blasting fireworks, blaring horns and waving the flag of Mexico. Chicago commuters lost more than four days worth of time sitting in traffic.

Bills itself as the only social navigation app. Chicago traffic cost commuters more than 100 hours, a study by Inrix found, with I-55 and I-290 among the worst spots. The Central Business District was closed from Division to 18th Street and from DuSable Lake Shore Drive to Halsted. Users have reported that updates have made the maps load slowly, the interface is difficult to use, and maps can be hard to read. Road closures were back in place again Saturday night and there was more gridlocked traffic. Meanwhile, it was another jam packed night in the Loop for Mexican Independence Day celebrations. No one is in custody as police continue to investigate. Police said the two-vehicle crash happened in the West Rogers Park neighborhoods 2700. The exact circumstances leading up to what happened were not immediately known. CHICAGO (WLS) - A pedestrian was killed in a Monday morning crash on Chicagos North Side, police said. They were both taken to a hospital in good condition The 19-year-old was stabbed in the back, police said. Two male victims, ages 19 and 15, suffered stabbed wounds after a fight broke out near State and Wacker Saturday evening, authorities said.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - Two people were stabbed in downtown Chicago as crowds of people took to the streets to celebrate Mexican Independence Day overnight.Ĭhicago police said a 15-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man suffered stab wounds in the River North neighborhood's 300 block of North State Street after the two got into some sort of argument with a group of men.
