Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked a freeway leading to three Chicago O’Hare International Airport terminals, temporarily stopping vehicle traffic into one of the nation’s busiest airports. The Monday morning protest caused headaches for some travelers who left their cars to walk to the airport.
CHICAGO — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked a freeway leading to three Chicago O’Hare International Airport terminals Monday morning, temporarily stopping vehicle traffic into one of the nation’s busiest airports and causing headaches for travelers.
Protesters linked arms and blocked lanes of Interstate 190 around 7 a.m., a demonstration they said was part of a global “economic blockade to free Palestine,” according to Rifqa Falaneh, one of the organizers. Similar demonstrations blocking a freeway in California’s Bay Area also took place Monday.
O’Hare warned travelers on the social platform X to take alternative forms of transportation with car travel “substantially delayed this morning due to protest activity.” Videos posted to social media showed some travelers exiting vehicles and walking alongside the freeway, wheeling suitcases behind them.
While individual travelers may have been delayed, operations at the airport appeared near normal with delays of under 15 minutes, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation.Chicago beats Detroit 127-105, sending Pistons to franchise-record 67th lossProtesters say they chose the location, in part, because O’Hare is one of the largest airports. Among other things, they’ve called for an immediateattack on southern Israel that killed around 1,200 people.
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