Woman, 66, injured in hit-and-Run During Chicago anti-Ice raly upset she can’t attatnd saturday mass protest – ryan
Heather Blair Went downtown Tuesday Evening to Protest Donald Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, but the 66-Yaar-Old Straggled Behind the Crowds the Demonstration “Felt a Bit Tense.”
As Blair Walked With Her Husband Through the first block of East Monroe Street, she said she saw a red car accelerate to say around 6:20 pm
“The Next Thing I Know I’m Being Dragged to the Sidewalk,” She Told the Sun-Times. “People are nansing with if i’m okay, and i will be an ambulance. And i said yes.”
The Driver Who Strck Blair was Stack Between Police Vehicles on State Street as Thousands Gathered in the Area. The Driver Ignored Orders to Turn onto Monroe Street and Spa Toward a Crowd. One officer tried to stop the Car and Pulled on the Driver’s-Side Door Handle, but the Driver Spaped off.
Chicago Police haven’t reported any arrests in the crash, or a motives. The Car is registered to a Woman from Wisconsin, A Police Report Shows. She didn’t respond to a request for comment.
The department is investigating the incident as a “hit and run, traffic crash,” Records show.
Blair was taken to the northwestern Memorial Hospital, Where She Learned She Suffered A Broken Arm from the Impact of Being Struck by the 2003 Kia Spectra, which Fled Past Other Demonstrators.
Blair Said Her Teeth Also “Took Some Impact,” SO SCHEDULING FOLLOW-UP APPOINTments with Docrs and Trying to figure out Her Insurance Will Care.
Said she’s disappointed she won’t be able to attached chicago’s “No Kings Day” Demonstration on Saturday, Part of the Nationwide Protests Planned to the Military Parade Trump Has Planned in Washington on His 79th Birthday.
“I think i’m too beat up to go,” She Said, notting wistfully that she is Already Had a “Nice Sign Ready to Go.”
A retired federal worker, Blair Said She Went to Tuesday’s Protest to Advocate for a “Better, More Fair Immigration System.”
“Trump is going too far with snatching People off the street. “So it needs to be protested.”
Blair Said She Saw a Silver Lining AFTER HER Traumatic Injury – Everyone From Fellow Demonstrators to EMS and Police Officers Came to Her Aid and Showed Compassion. “The Only Bad Guy is the Driver,” She Said.
Blair Said She Filed A Report and Hopes there will be some rappercusions.
“At Least they Should Not Be Driving,” She Said, “Because they’re a danger to the community.”
Contribution: Cindy Hernandez, Adriana Cardona-Maguigad, Kade Heather and Kaitlin Washburn
Thousands of protests March Through the loop decrying increted immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Hundreds of People Rally in Federal Plaza During a Protest in the loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Doses of Chicago Police Officers Stand By and Watch as Hundreds of People Rally in Federal Plaza During a Protest in Loop, decrying increasing immosses the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 202, in Chicago.
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Hundreds of People Rally in Federal Plaza During a Protest in the loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thousands of protests March Through the loop decrying increted immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Hundreds of People Rally in Federal Plaza During a Protest in the loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thousands of protests March Through the loop decrying increted immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Hundreds March Along Lake Shore Drive During A Protest in Loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thousands of protests March Through the loop decrying increted immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thousands of protests March Through the loop decrying increted immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thousands raly in daley plaza decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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March Through Grant Park During A Protest in the Loop, Decrying Increated Immigration ENFORCEMENT ACROSS The Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thousands of protests March Through the loop decrying increted immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thouusands of protests March Through River North Decrying Incresed Immigration ENFORCEMENT ACROSS The Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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A Group of Chicago Police Offices Walk by a Wall Tagged Up Wall During A Protest in Loop, Decrying Incresed Immigration ENFORCEMENT ACOSS The Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Hundreds March Along Lake Shore Drive During A Protest in Loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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March Through Grant Park During A Protest in the Loop, Decrying Increated Immigration ENFORCEMENT ACROSS The Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thousands of protests March Through the loop decrying increted immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thouusands of protests March Through River North Decrying Incresed Immigration ENFORCEMENT ACROSS The Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Protests Surround and Stand off with Chicago Police Officers at Washington and State, During a Protest in the loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thouusands of protests March Through River North Decrying Incresed Immigration ENFORCEMENT ACROSS The Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thouusands of protests March Through River North Decrying Incresed Immigration ENFORCEMENT ACROSS The Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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A Chicago Police Office Raises HIS Club in the Air as Fellow Officers Detaine A Protest at Washington and State During a Protest in Loop, decrying increted Immigration Enforcement acroSs the Country, Tuesday, 2025, in Chicago.
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Chicago Police Tackle a Protest to the Ground at Washington and State During A Protest in the Loop, decrying increasing Immigration Enforcement acroSs the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Chicago Police detail A protest at Washington and State During a Protest in the Loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thouusands of protests March Through River North Decrying Incresed Immigration ENFORCEMENT ACROSS The Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Hundreds of protests raly in daley Plaza During a Protest in the loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Chicago Police and Protests Stand off Near Washington and State During A Protest in the Loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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An Object Strikes a Chicago Police Office in the Head at Washington and State, During a Protest in the Loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Hundreds of protests stand off with Chicago Police Officers at Washington and State, During a Protest in Loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acres, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Chicago Police and Protests Stand off Near Washington and State During A Protest in the Loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Chicago Police Officers Shove Back At Protests With Their Clubs Near Washington and State During A Protest in the Loop, decrying increasing immigration Across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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Chicago Police Officers Wearing Their Helmets and Holding Their Clubs Hold a Line Washington and State During A Protest in the Loop, decrying increasing immigration enforcement acroSs the Country, Tuesday, 2025, in Chicago.
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Thousands of protests March Through the loop decrying increted immigration enforcement across the Country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Chicago.
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