A number of streets in the Loop will be closed and 20 CTA bus routes will be rerouted Monday afternoon to make way for the opening ceremonies of the AIBA World Boxing Championships.
Nearly 700 boxers will walk in a procession at 4 p.m. along State Street from the Palmer House Hilton to the Chicago Theatre, where the opening ceremonies will be held.
State will be closed between Adams Street and Upper Wacker Drive from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monroe, Madison, Washington, Randolph and Lake Streets will be closed between Dearborn Street and Wabash Avenue from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
All CTA Red Line stops will be open during the procession. City officials encouraged commuters and people watching the procession to either take the “L” or time their driving to avoid the street closures.
The World Boxing Championships, one of the qualifying events for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, runs from Tuesday to Nov. 3 at the UIC Pavilion.
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Reroutes
Buses that run north or south on State will be rerouted to Michigan. Buses that run east on Monroe will be rerouted to Jackson. Buses that run west on Madison will be rerouted to Adams. The following 19 bus routes are affected:
No. 2 Hyde Park Express
No. 6 Jackson Park Express,
No. 10 Museum of Science & Industry
No. 20 Madison
No. X20 Washington/Madison Express,
No. 29 State
No. 36 Broadway,
No. 56 Milwaukee
No. 60 Blue Island/26th
No. 62 Archer
No. 124 Navy Pier
No. 127 Roosevelt/Madison Circulator
No. 144 Marine/Michigan Express
No. 145 Wilson/Michigan Express
No. 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
No. 147 Outer Drive Express,
No. 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
No. 151 Sheridan,
No. 157 Streeterville
