All Rights Reserved. IL State Trooper Shot On Dan Ryan Expressway In South Chicago - MSN Smaller groups were waiting for protesters on the Dan Ryan for almost an hour. They are pleading for witnesses to aid the police in the investigation. These kids are affected by stuff like this. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whose office partnered with Hollingsworth to increase census participation this summer, criticized his protest Monday. A person was shot on the Dan Ryan Expressway Monday as officials held a news conference to spotlight efforts to reduce expressway shootings. Closing things around the Daley Plaza are more conducive than closing an entire expressway, Guglielmi said. State Police are not letting anyone including residents pass through. Protesters Attempting to Shut Down Expressway Confronted by - WTTW News "First you lied on us. If you need to be somewhere else during that time, best to avoid that roadway. Chaos SEEMS to have concluded at Adams & LaSalle. There also were a few Lake Shore Drive shutdowns by protesters after grand juries decided not to indict police officers in the police shootings of men in New York and Ferguson, Mo. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hoping to curb rising crime on Chicago expressways, Gov. Michael Pfleger talks at anews conference July 3, 2018, at St. Sabina Catholic Church about the planned anti-violence protest that will shut down a portion of the Dan Ryan Expressway this weekend. Dan Ryan Expressway shut down after deadly crash - CBS Chicago - CBS News The Chicago Police Department estimates it would have to deploy about 200 officers to assist in controlling the crowd, said Anthony Guglielmi, spokesman for the department. ", RELATED: License plate reader cameras being installed along Chicago area expressways. Mace also came out.