All Rights Reserved. Last fall, Hollingworth was arrested after he rode a horse on the Dan Ryan Expressway to raise awareness to the violence that is impacting kids in Chicago. Its supposed to cause a crisis so that business as usual is disrupted, Morris said. July 4, 2021 / 9:31 AM / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) -- The outbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway were shut down Sunday morning between 95th and the Bishop Ford split due to a fatal. At around 8:30 AM, the expressway was shut down due to an accident involving a semi-truck and another vehicle. We're staying put a bit longer & will be live on @cbschicago @ 10. pic.twitter.com/yPaxU15Dca. The shooting happened around 5:20 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the expressway near 69th Street, according to Illinois State Police. After the protest, Governor Rauner called the protest "unacceptable" and said, "We had clear parameters that allowed the protestors to be heard while respecting law and order. The next move is in the hands of the government and elected officials. Thousands of protesters were expected to march Saturday with plans to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway before traveling to downtown Chicago. These kids are affected by stuff like this. Aldon Morris, a professor of sociology and African-American studies at Northwestern University, said shutting down a highway is a classic nonviolent, civil disobedience type of protest. CHICAGO A shooting that left one person wounded shut down part of the Dan Ryan Expressway as police investigated. At about 11:30 a.m., protesters negotiated with authorities to shut down all northbound lanes for the protest march and began moving again. Hollingsworth faces a felony aggravated animal cruelty charge for allegedly harming his horse during the ride. Chicago police also responded to the scene. 2:21 p.m.: Chicago Police say "small crowd size" is the reason they aren't allowing marchers onto the Dan Ryan Expressway. He appeared in The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and the Sun-Times. 2023 FOX Television Stations, Chicago, Texas clash over migrants: 'Shameful but sadly expected', Joakim Noah's 'One City Basketball League' aims to reduce youth violence in Chicago, TikTok 'Flamethrower' challenge puts teen in hospital with burns to over 70% of his body, Indiana looks to arm teachers in bill headed to governor's desk, Chicago radio host was in New Orleans when 'hail of bullets' killed a waiter, wounded a friend. He said Chicago police support raising awareness for gun violence, but the protest as planned presents logistical challenges. plans to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway. 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. Illinois State Police issued a statement this week warning activists that anyone who tries to enter the expressway could be placed under arrest and charged with Criminal Trespassing to State Supported Property, as well as other potential violations.. ?This was earlier in anticipation of protestersa little further down at Wacker and LaSalle. June 2, 2021 at 11:28 PM. Chaos SEEMS to have concluded at Adams & LaSalle. The northbound Dan Ryan Expy has been shut down at 71st and traffic rerouted up and over the ramp due to police activity. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The mission couldnt be more uncomfortable for Justin Blake, who is living on a bridge over the Dan Ryan Expressway as part of an effort to save a home that has been in his family for generations. A violent multi-vehicle crash left two people dead and at least five others seriously hurt on the Dan Ryan Expressway Sunday morning, officials say. Father Pfleger said that the statement from the governor was a lie and that they were coming to shut down the expressway. ", RELATED: License plate reader cameras being installed along Chicago area expressways. Facebook Adam Hollingsworth better known at the Dread Head Cowboy and four others were charged with reckless conduct after protesting on the Dan Ryan Expressway, shutting down lanes for several minutes during the Thursday evening rush. CBS 2's Steven Graves reported it looked like people got tripped up on bikes. A person in the group was reportedly Adam Hollingsworth, Chicagos Dreadhead Cowboy. One person was shot on the interstate at approximately 3:02 p.m., according to a news release from the Illinois State Police. CBS News Chicago: Free 24/7 News; . Protesters and police were seen rustling with umbrellas, bikes. Protesters not hitting the #danryan @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/8fS1TksEo0, 1:40 p.m.: CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports Illinois State Police with face shields and batons are out blocking westbound 35th Street at Indiana Avenue the path between protesters and Chicago's Dan Ryan expressway. All outbound lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) near Chicagos Chatham neighborhood are closed and some service on the CTA Red Line has been temporarily suspended after a fiery crash involving a semi truck and a car left one person dead and another injured. Smaller groups were waiting for protesters on the Dan Ryan for almost an hour. Per CFD personell at the 47th Street ramp to the #DanRyan, this was as close as any protester got to getting on the expressway. A group of people were outside vehicle and blocking the lanes. In an August Facebook post, he said hed just bought a new horse for his son. Chicago Police trailing. And this (Saturdays protest) is what its about.. Regina Waldroup shares his story. "Almost like a main street in the old West, they're using the expressways for this violence," Kelly said. Pfleger said his decision to shut down the Dan Ryan was inspired not only to make a statement about stopping violence, but also by a variety of movements including those pushing for immigration reform and the teachers union in Chicago. Hollingsworth, the father of four children, has proposed building a stable for kids horseback riding lessons in a low-income, predominantly Black neighborhood on the South Side. But thats not what our goal is here, Illinois State Police Director Leo Schmitz said at a news conference earlier this week, adding: Our goal is to save lives, whether it be the young children or people in the city or motorists. Lauren Petty has a look at some of the damage caused by intense winds in the Chicago area as a warning remains in effect for several counties. Pfleger and other protesters are demanding sit-down meetings with Gov. During the incident, Hollingsworth recorded a Facebook Live explaining why his group staged another shutdown of the Dan Ryan. However, she thinks the protesters are evolving as the causes evolve. NBC 5s Vi Nguyen reports. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hoping to curb rising crime on Chicago expressways, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the director of Illinois State Police held a news conference Monday to spotlight arrests that have. The Dreadhead Cowboy, aka Adam Hollingsworth, stands on his horse Prince on June 23, 2020, in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago. When nothing else was working, civil disobedience is what eventually made authorities and the government listen.. Should they be angry about being inconvenienced (on) the Dan Ryan or babies being shot down in the street? Morris asked. A trooper was found shot in his squad car. Ever since the state police put out the press release that they would arrest people, weve gotten an enormous amount of attorneys and law firms that have said they would be available and on hand if any arrests take place, said Pfleger. A Chicago family is searching for answers following an attack and car accident left their loved one hospitalized on Saturday. The reported shooting was on the Dan Ryan at. Illinois State Police report that two people were shot and transported themselves to St. Bernard's Hospital. Arrests followed. 1:10 p.m.:Protesters marched down Indiana Avenue heading northbound past 46th Street. ?Black Lives Matter Protests #Chicago Photo by Vashon RT @vashon_photo https://t.co/dkKBVImW2J pic.twitter.com/1Ke08NqNEd. 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CHICAGO Demonstrators are planning to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday with a Black Lives Matter march. The officers were driving north on the Dan Ryan near 31st Street about 4:05 a.m. when they were rear-ended, police and fire officials said. Everyday Chicagoans responded strongly. Some children among the protesters used chalk to write, "Love" and "Enough is enough" on the roadway of the Dan Ryan. CHICAGO (CBS) --The outbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway were shut down Sunday morning between 95th and the Bishop Ford split due to a fatal hit-and-run crash. A fiery crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway shut down three lanes for almost an hour Sunday. Dan Ryan Expressway shut down after deadly crash - CBS Chicago. "We are going to defend expressways from this type of violence. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Demonstrators were clashing with police around the Loop Saturday evening, with police deploying pepper spray. But no Pfleger-led march garnered as much attention at the one that completely shut down the northbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway on July 7, 2018, now two years ago. Protesters, led by Father Michael Pflger, began making their way onto the Dan Ryan near 79th Street at about 10:18 a.m., carrying banners demanding common sense gun laws, community resources, better schools, jobs and economic development. Illinois State Trooper Dies in Shooting on Dan Ryan Expressway CHICAGO Chicago's Dreadhead Cowboy once again shut down traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway. September 7, 2017 / 3:17 PM Protestors planned to . Hollingsworth posted to his social media account that he was among the group and it was a gun violence protest. 6:51 p.m. CBS 2's Steven Graves reports protesters created their own barrier of bikes on Michigan Avenue downtown, with Chicago Police trailing. Cook County Commissioner and Congressional candidate Chuy Garcia was among the protest marchers. Earlier, despite plans to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway, protesters Saturday afternoon did not make it onto the expressway. All outbound lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) near Chicagos Chatham neighborhood are closed and some service on the CTA Red Line has been temporarily suspended after a fiery crash involving a semi truck and a car left one person dead and another injured, authorities say. Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Bay Area Life; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7. As of 6 p.m., the northbound lanes of the interstate at. Dan Ryan Shutdown: A Look Back, 2 Years Later - Patch Dan Ryan Expressway shut down by anti-violence march in Chicago "First you lied on us. In Facebook posts, Hollingsworth has been calling for protests under the banner Kids Lives Matter, saying the children of Chicago need a voice and Kids lives matter everything else matter after. A major focus of his protests is the need to end gun violence against children. He struggled during that period, in part because of an injury caused by a stray bullet that hit him while he was driving to a barbecue in Chicago. All northbound lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway are shut down after a shooting left a driver with life-threatening injuries on Chicago's South Side. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whose office partnered with Hollingsworth to increase census participation this summer, criticized his protest Monday. Protesters Attempting to Shut Down Expressway Confronted by - WTTW News Law enforcement officials have asked Pfleger to reconsider, saying the protesters are putting their lives on the line by walking onto a busy expressway. 1:36 p.m.: CBS 2's Jeremy Ross reports a small number of protesters were spotted trying to walk onto the Dan Ryan at 47th Street, but did not make it and ended up going back the other way. Shooting on Dan Ryan leaves driver critically injured - Yahoo News WLS - Chicago. This young lady was one example of how people walked away, seemingly pepper sprayed. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. First published on July 4, 2021 / 9:31 AM. Live Coverage of the Dan Ryan Expressway Protest in Chicago All Rights Reserved. There is a right way and a wrong way to call attention to issues of great importance, and this stunt was decidedly the very wrong way.. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. In a Facebook video of the visit, Hollingsworth, who is Black, reported he was met with support and kindness. 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. David Brown says the day began peacefully, with no reported incidents with the march that headed north from the city's South Side. Brown said police made 24 arrests four of them for felony aggravated battery to a police officer. After a south suburban man dies in a hit-and-run on the Dan Ryan Expressway, relatives say the official explanation doesnt add up. Since the start of the pandemic, state police said they have seen a dramatic increase in shootings on Chicago area expressways. Happening. At LaSalle Street, where the Chicago River bridge was not raised, police horses stood guard. This spring, Le Creuset has introduced an exciting new shade thats already selling fast: shallot, a soft lavender with pink and slight gray undertones. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. "The people won today because the people showed up . 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And they are getting results. J. Ryne Danielson 10/1/2021. CBS 2's Steven Graves reports the news media is being kept back, but you can see bike after bike being thrown out of crowd. It's illegal on both state and federal levels to shut down an expressway, but Saturday there is a planned protest to do just that on the Dan Ryan at noon. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/nndYru8K08. Officers were assaulted with chemical spray, bottles, skateboards, among other things, Brown said. J.B. Pritzker and the director of Illinois State Police held a news conference Monday to spotlight arrests that have occurred since patrols were increased and more surveillance cameras were installed. In 2016, gun violence reached levels that had not been seen in 20 years, according to data kept by the Tribune. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.