18-year-old charged with hitting 5 CPD officers with car amid West Side after-prom ‘teen takeover’<\/a><\/p>\nThe Office of Emergency Management and Communications said there is heavy traffic on northbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive at East 57th Drive. Part of the drive was shut down for some time, and OEMC asked drivers to take an alternate route.<\/p>\n
So far, police have not said if there have been any injuries, but ABC7 cameras saw two officers escorting another officer and loading him into an ambulance.<\/p>\n
This comes after the University of Chicago Police Department said it received information about a possible teen trend gathering at the beach planned for Monday at 6 p.m. UCPD said additional staff would be in the area.<\/p>\n
Late Monday, police could be seen lining 57th Street as the crowd continued to linger in the area.<\/p>\n
Another large gathering impacts traffic on North Side<\/p>\n
Video from the scene shows police trying to break up the crowd.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, another chaotic scene has developed near North Avenue Beach, where a large crowd gathered on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Video from the scene shows police trying to break up the crowd, which appears to be snarling traffic on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.<\/p>\n
Authorities did not immediately provide further information.<\/p>\n
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