Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks on their 2013 Stanley Cup victory!

The city of Chicago has announced that the parade and rally will be Friday, June 28th. Below are the details regarding these events including rally and parade details, CTA service disruption, and street closures.

Rally Information

Where: Hutchinson Field in Grant Park
Time: 11am
Entrances: 1 entrance will be at Jackson and Michigan and a 2nd entrance will be at Congress and Michigan
Notes:

• All large bags and backpacks will be checked prior to entrance at the rally
• No coolers will be allowed
• Only unopened water bottles will be permitted
• There will be a zero tolerance for any drinking in public

Parade

Where: The parade route will start at Desplaines & Washington and end at Grant Park.
Time: 10:30am
Route: The official parade route will begin at Des Plaines Street and Washington Street and proceed east until Wabash Street.  From there the motorcade will proceed east to Michigan Avenue; travel north to Randolph Street and east along Randolph to Columbus Drive.

Street Closures

• Beginning at 12:00am – All east/west streets between Roosevelt Road and Randolph Street from Michigan Avenue to Lake Shore Drive will be closed
• Congress will remain open

Public Transportation

Metra will be providing $5 round trip tickets on Friday.  Bikes and alcohol will not be allowed on the trains.

CTA will be rerouting buses and running more train service.  The Chicago Tribune has provided the following detail on CTA service.

These buses will be rerouted in the downtown area:

• No. 2 Hyde Park Express
• No. 3 King Drive
• No. 4 Cottage Grove
• No. 6 Jackson Park Express
• No. 7 Harrison
• No. 10 Museum of Science & Industry
• No. J14 Jeffery Jump
• No. 20 Madison
• No. 26 South Shore Express
• No. 28 Stony Island
• No. 124 Navy Pier
• No. 132 Goose Island
• No. 143 Stockton/Michigan Express
• No. 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
• No. 147 Outer Drive Express
• No. 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
• No. 151 Sheridan
• No. 157 Streeterville/Taylor

Twenty-two bus routes will be detoured to adjacent streets downtown from about 9 a.m. to about 1 p.m.:

• No. 8 Halsted
• No. 9 Ashland
• No. 10 Museum of Science & Industry
• No. J14 Jeffery Jump
• No. 20 Madison
• No. 22 Clark
• No. 24 Wentworth
• No. 29 State
• No. 36 Broadway
• No. 37 Sedgwick
• No. 56 Milwaukee
• No. 60 Blue Island/26th
• No. 62 Archer
• No. 124 Navy Pier
• No. 130 Museum Campus
• No. 143 Stockton/Michigan Express
• No. 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
• No. 147 Outer Drive Express
• No. 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
• No. 151 Sheridan
• No. 156 LaSalle
• No. 157 Streeterville/Taylor

More train service will be offered for the parade:

• Red Line: Trains will run about every five minutes from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Blue Line: Trains will run every six minutes between 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
• Brown Line: Longer trains will run from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Green Line: Longer trains will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Orange Line: Longer trains will run about every eight minutes from 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Pink Line: Longer trains will run from about 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Yellow Line: Trains will run every 10 minutes from 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
• Purple Line Express: From 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Purple Line Express trains will run every 15 minutes. Purple Line trains to the Loop will run express from Howard to Addison, and make a local stop at Addison.

Trains will continue to Belmont and make regular Purple Line Express stops into and around the Loop.

Purple Line Express trains to Linden will run through Belmont, then make a local stop at the Addison Red Line stop, then run express to Howard and make regular stops through Linden.

Additionally remember these tips to have a safe celebration:

• If you see something suspicious, report it
• Carry water and stay hydrated
• Choose a landmark to meet at in case you are separated from your group
• Utilize the buddy system
• Be observant of surroundings
• Leave any valuables at home
• If you plan on drinking, do not drive
• Do not jump any barricades
• Secure handbags and wallets
• Stay calm and pleasant
• Follow your own instincts
• Remain alert
• Leave yourself room to move quickly
• If you see an unattended bag, alert police as quickly as possible