Protestors blocked highway entering O’Hare Airport
Protestors gathered with signs in support of Palestine as part of a “multi-city economic blockade” opposing the war in Gaza blocked inbound traffic to Chicago O’Hare International Airport Monday morning.
The airport announced the delay on X, formerly known as Twitter, and encouraged travelers to consider different methods of travel including the CTA Blue Line.
The post said the protest on I-190 may have a substantial delay on incoming traffic. Protestors also reportedly shut down roads in Oakland, California and San Antonio, Texas.
Around 9:25 a.m., the Chicago Department of Aviation said inbound traffic heading toward O’Hare was resuming. The airport’s X account warned travelers to allow extra time to get to the airport.
An earlier alert from Total Traffic said all outbound lanes on the Kennedy Expressway between Bessie Coleman Drive and O’Hare Airport were blocked starting around 8:23 a.m.
According to a website designed for the April 15 protest, the action aims to “identify and blockade major choke points in the economy, focusing on points of production and circulation.”
Video posted on social showed travelers walking on the sides of the highway toward the airport.
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