Street closures were back in place until 3 a.m. Sunday as massive crowds caused gridlocked traffic in the Loop for a second night.
Two male victims, ages 19 and 15, suffered stabbed wounds after a fight broke out near State and Wacker Saturday evening, authorities said.Two teenagers were stabbed in downtown Chicago as crowds of people took to the streets to celebrate Mexican Independence Day overnight.
Chicago police said a 15-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man suffered stab wounds after the two got into some sort of argument with a group of men. The 15-year-old was cut in the torso. The 19-year-old was stabbed in the back, police said. They were both taken to a hospital in good conditionNo one is in custody as police continue to investigate.Road closures were back in place again Saturday night and there was more gridlocked traffic. The Central Business District was closed from Division to 18th Street and from DuSable Lake Shore Drive to Halsted.
Revelers didn't let the road closures stop them, however, as packs of people still celebrated the holiday on foot, blasting fireworks, blaring horns and waving the flag of Mexico.Some people heading into the city Saturday for unrelated events had to deal with the traffic mess, which they said was somewhat of a headache.
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