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A rally was held Friday evening in the Chicago neighborhood of Logan Square, demanding justice for 13-year-old shooting victim Adam Toledo.
The crowd congregated in Logan Square Park, where several of the speakers called for defunding and abolishing the Chicago Police Department. Other speakers presented demands for rent control, better jobs, and increased funding for youth-oriented social programs. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, organizers expressed that these things could be accomplished with a reduction of funding for the Chicago Police Department.
USA Today breaking news reporter Grace Hauck captured some of the event:
More than a thousand people are in Logan Square, Chicago, to demand justice for 13-year-old Adam Toledo, fatally shot by Chicago police officer Eric Stillman March 29. pic.twitter.com/1KRMbhHawV
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Traffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway was snarled Saturday afternoon as drivers were maneuvering through extensive weekend roadwork that includes lane and ramp closures.
Outbound Kennedy Expy. lanes open after work on Montrose bridge
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CHICAGO - Traffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway was snarled Saturday as the highway remains reduced to one lane through the weekend while crews remove the last parts of the Montrose Avenue bridge for reconstruction.
It was cut to a single lane Friday night starting at Diversey Avenue, with all traffic routed to express lanes by midnight, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Outbound Kennedy traffic will continue to the outbound Edens Expressway and won’t be able to exit until Foster Avenue. The ramp to Wilson Avenue will also be closed.
Traffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway was snarled Saturday as the highway remains reduced to one lane through the weekend while crews remove the last parts of the Montrose Avenue bridge for reconstruction.