Chicago police arrested 40 pro-Palestine protesters who blocked traffic on westbound Interstate 190, cutting off traffic to O'Hare Airport on Monday morning.
Chicago police arrested 40 pro-Palestine protesters who blocked traffic on westbound Interstate 190, cutting off traffic to O'Hare Airport on Monday morning.Around 7:50 a.m., police were called to the 10,000 block of West O'Hare Avenue for a gathering of people obstructing motorists, causing a heavy traffic jam, according to Chicago police and a post from the airport on the social media platform X.
that vehicular travel to O'Hare may be delayed due to protest activity. Passengers were encouraged to consider alternative modes of transportation, such as the CTA Blue Line.In a statement Monday afternoon, the American Jewish Committee Chicago called the protest "woefully misguided.
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