Caravans long a part of Mexican Independence Day celebrations in Chicago.
. Traffic on East Wacker Drive remained stagnant for hours as people honked car horns, danced and cheered while waving Mexican flags in a crowd that was mostly peaceful, police said at the time.Since then, the gatherings have become massive, paralyzing traffic on Michigan Ave and DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Though they have remained mostly peaceful,
Many other ethnic groups also partake in similar celebrations to commemorate their Independence Day. During the September festivities, people from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua join to honor their Independence Day on Sept. 15, as do Chileans on Sept. 18. Last year, Fraga, said she and several other members of the Mexican Cultural Committee of Chicago met with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to request the city’s support to host a formal feast and a ceremony for “El Grito” at Pritzker Pavilion, but Lightfoot’s term ended and no plan was solidified.
CPD and OEMC will be working throughout the weekend to manage traffic and public safety. And “staged city assets will be in place if any activities begin to escalate.”
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