Despite downtown gridlock and withering criticism from alderpersons, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said Monday he believes the caravans of revelers celebrating Mexican Independence Day were for the most part “very respectful” as his department rose to the challenge of controlling the crowds.
“By and large, the celebration [had] thousands of cars — if not tens of thousands of cars — with very little violence, if any,” Brown told reporters. “This was traffic congestion.”
