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S.W. Madison Avenue will be closed to all traffic from Fulton Street to Main Street starting at 11:30 a.m. and lasting until 12:15 p.m. on Friday, August 15, and Saturday, August 16. The closure is necessary for the Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Conference, sponsored by the Blue Knights Illinois I.
Following the conference each day, processions out of the City will occur. Rolling lane closures will be in effect along the procession routes.
Drivers should be mindful of the road closure and the rolling lane closures. Extra caution should be used in the area.
Friday Procession Route
- Conference attendees will travel northeast on S.W. Madison Avenue from the Pere Marquette Hotel to Spring Street. Traveling northwest on Spring Street, riders will then head northeast on N.E. Glen Oak Avenue.
- From N.E. Glen Oak Avenue, riders will travel north on N. Prospect Road to N. Grandview Drive. Following N. Grandview Drive, riders will exit onto Route 29 before heading east on War Memorial Drive and crossing the McClugage Bridge.
Saturday Procession Route
- Conference attendees will travel southeast on Fulton Street from the Pere Marquette Hotel to S.W. Jefferson Avenue. Traveling southwest on S.W. Jefferson Avenue, riders will travel southeast on Harrison Street. From Harrison Street, riders will proceed southwest on S.W. Washington Street.
- Traveling on S.W. Washington Street, riders will take S.W. Adams Street to Interstate 474.