the south side. they wand they want a rallying cry. the superintendent marching with the protesters? i assume they knew it was going to come off today. reporter: they thought they were never going to step out here. at first the state police said they were going the arrest protesters who came out here. you saw the superintendent of the police. they had a conversation. they decided the take to the street. think never had a confrontation between the officers and the protesters. they decided to open up the roadway. we saw some of the protesters high-fiving with the officers. they re frustrated about guns. they want to see more presence in the neighborhood. if you look over here, there are the officers. they re out of the way. it sort of worked out as a win/win for everyone. peaceful protest on interstate 94 in chicago over stopping gun violence.