Chicago uses salt trucks for crowd safety at protest and festival

chicagotribune.com

Chicago deployed salt trucks to a protest and the Taste of Chicago festival as a routine safety measure for large crowds. The city stated this is standard procedure for events with significant attendance, countering social media rumors of immigration enforcement. No evidence of widespread federal immigration activity was observed, despite speculation about potential federal operations.


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