Rev. Jesse Jackson stated that “We will not march on the side of the highway. We’re marching on the highway,” said Jackson. Traffic on…
Rev. Jesse Jackson stated that “We will not march on the side of the highway. We’re marching on the highway,” said Jackson.
Traffic on I-94 was at a standstill, with some people choosing to leave their cars. Traffic resumed shortly after 12:30 CT, and northbound traffic resumed.
Attorney Eric White said he hopes Rauner and Emmanuel can come together, especially “if Governor Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emanuel can meet in secret to decide to give Amazon a billion dollars.”
While marching, protesters held signs that said things like “we can end gun violence” and shouted “black lives matter” and “shut it down.”
When asked why she took part in the march, Laura Hussein said she and her friends ” because the cost of ignoring gun violence in Chicago is too high.”
“Every week we lose women, children, and especially brown and black boys and men to senseless gun violence.”
Though the march remained peaceful, Illinois governor Bruce Rauner called the total shut down of the freeway “unacceptable.”
“We had clear parameters that allowed the protestors to be heard while respecting law and order. Instead, they chose…to cause chaos,” he said.
But Rev. Pfleger slammed Gov. Rauner, insisting there was no prior agreement and that the plan had been to shut down the freeway with their protest all along. He says it was the governor who tried to cause chaos.
“He tried to be an obstruction,” Rev. Pfleger said.
