Sueños, Memorial Day Parade, AC/DC and more: Busy holiday weekend set for Chicago

It s going to be a busy Memorial Day weekend in Chicago and authorities are warning residents of a number of street closures heightened traffic and the possibility of large crowds With numerous events like the Sue os music festival Chicago s Memorial Day Parade AC DC at Soldier Field and more there will be no shortage of reasons residents and visitors might hit a road block Motorists in the areas where events are happening should be prepared for heavy traffic and feasible reroutes Chicago s Office of Emergency Management and Communications noted There will be selected street closures in effect for larger events to ensure residents safety Traffic Control Aides TCAs will be on hand at select events citywide to direct flow and impacts from heavy traffic The large events include the following AC DC at Soldier Field May Sue os Fest May - The Belmont Sheffield Music Festival May - The Soldier Field -Mile and K May Ridge Run and Parade May Chicago s Memorial Day Parade May Chicago will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade down State Street Saturday The event which honors all men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country is set for a wreath laying ceremony at a m in Daley Plaza followed by a parade down State Street from Lake to Van Buren which approaches off at noon Street closures are anticipated throughout the parade The popular music festival Sue os Fest in Chicago s Grant Park will offer live music from Buckingham Fountain Plaza to Lower Hutchinson Field and is expected to draw large crowds for the annual event The -and-older fest will take over an area from Michigan Avenue to Lake Shore Drive and Roosevelt Road to Jackson Street closures for the fest include Balbo from Columbus Drive to DuSable Lake Shore Drive Columbus Drive from Roosevelt Road to Jackson Balbo Drive from Columbus Drive to Michigan Avenue Add to that Chicago s beaches officially open for summer and Navy Pier s iconic fireworks return NBc s Kye Martin commented drivers looking to avoid backups will want to avoid the city s lakefront if feasible due to the large number of closures and crowds anticipated Safeguard measures will be in place across the city administrators explained with police planning for large deployments across the holiday weekend The heightened defense comes as the city braces for what has historically marked a violent weekend and as officers continue to raise concerns about so-called teen takeover events Last year at least nine people were killed and more than others were wounded over the long holiday Beyond the events the Illinois Tollway is anticipating record trip for the holiday weekend An estimated million vehicles are expected on the state s tollway system between Friday and Tuesday according to the agency Our road crews will be out in force during the holiday weekend to provide prompt help to drivers whose vehicles become disabled on our system the Tollway reported We re also urging drivers to protect themselves other drivers and emergency responders by following posted speed limits especially in work zones and by putting away their phones so they can focus on driving safely