‘Peaceful and responsible’ Mexican Independence Day celebrations urged as city officials announce rolling street closures in South Loop, downtown

Roosevelt Road, Michigan Avenue, Ida B. Wells Drive, DuSable Lake Shore Drive, and Columbus Drive were affected by the closures Friday night and possibly will be through the weekend, Rich Guidice, executive director of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, said in a news conference Friday evening at Ida B. Wells Drive and Michigan Avenue in the South Loop.