Cicero Police arrest 31 protestors for disrupting traffic on Cicero Avenue Thursday The Cicero Police arrested and charged 31 individuals on Thursday for disrupting traffic and placing themselves in harms way. The 31 individuals, men and women, were among 300 protestors who gathered at 29th and Cicero Avenue as a part of a national demonstration in support of raising the minimum wage. Cicero Town President Larry Dominick and officials of the Town of Cicero support the State raising the minimum wage and we offered to work with the protest organizers to find a safer location where they could make their point, but the organizers refused. Police blocked off Cicero Avenue, one of the most heavily trafficked streets in Northern Illinois and urged the public yesterday to seek alternative routes to avoid the protests which we anticipated. “We tried to work with the protestors to find them an alternative and safer way to make their point, but they rejected our offers of support,” said Town Spokesman Ray Hanania. “Although most of the 300 demonstrators conducted themselves properly, 31 intentionally walked into the middle of Cicero Avenue and tried to sit down in the center of the roadway to block traffic. They got what they came here for. All 31 were arrested and charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct.” Hanania said that the priority for the Cicero Police is public safety, not just for the protestors but also for motorists and residents. The protest lasted more than 90 minutes. # # #
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:44:23 +0000
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