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I wonder which fire truck Belushi will make his way onto</p>
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It's going to be hotter outside than the last one, I'll watch it on TV.</p>
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Per Tom Skilling's most recent forecast:
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<div>Heh... Might be bad.... especially if backpacks are not allowed. This is a cause for concern, but I'll bring a couple water bottles in my pocket.
Do we have a time they'll be leaving the UC?</div>
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It's going to be hotter outside than the last one, I'll watch it on TV.</p>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(232,247,255);">Partly sunny and warm with moderate levels of humidity.</div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(232,247,255);">Southeast-south winds 10-18 mph. Clouds gather overnight with possible showers or thunderstorms developing.</div>
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<div>Heh... Might be bad.... especially if backpacks are not allowed. This is a cause for concern, but I'll bring a couple water bottles in my pocket.
Do we have a time they'll be leaving the UC?</div>
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Can't wait, taking half a day... Wolf did you figure out what the 11am means? Is that the time they get to grant park, or the time they leave the UC?</p>
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I feel sorry for anyone taking the metra after last year... Hope we can top the crowds though... They said 1.1 mil. I can not confirm or deny.</p>
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Look at the size of that wagon....</p>
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I feel sorry for anyone taking the metra after last year... Hope we can top the crowds though... They said 1.1 mil. I can not confirm or deny.</p>
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Look at the size of that wagon....</p>
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I took the Metra and everything was fine.</p>
It's nice being on the last stop.</p>
It's nice being on the last stop.</p>
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I think this year I will do what I saw others do last time... Ride the bike to UC and ride along with the bus until it gets to the Hell of Swarms of People.</p>
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Do we have a time they'll be leaving the UC?</p>
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I think they are announcing that on Thurs? Reporting "rally will take place at 11am". But not sure what "rally" entails.</p>
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Do we have a time they'll be leaving the UC?</p>
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I think they are announcing that on Thurs? Reporting "rally will take place at 11am". But not sure what "rally" entails.</p>
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I spoke with a lot of people today who had attended the 2010 rally and stated they are not attending this year.</p>
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I think this year I will do what I saw others do last time... Ride the bike to UC and ride along with the bus until it gets to the Hell of Swarms of People.</p>
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I think they are announcing that on Thurs? Reporting "rally will take place at 11am". But not sure what "rally" entails.</p>
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Heard tonight players leaving UC at 930 am and winding their way to Grant Park and hoping to start rally at 11am</p>
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I think this year I will do what I saw others do last time... Ride the bike to UC and ride along with the bus until it gets to the Hell of Swarms of People.</p>
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I think they are announcing that on Thurs? Reporting "rally will take place at 11am". But not sure what "rally" entails.</p>
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Heard tonight players leaving UC at 930 am and winding their way to Grant Park and hoping to start rally at 11am</p>
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From the inside.....
The parade starts at 11am…. I don’t know the route yet as the city is plotting that (it’s actually their event, not ours). They will announce the route tomorrow. I don’t think we are heading up Mich Ave again this time though. The parade will end at Hutchinson Field in Grant Park (where the rally will take place)
I attended in 2010 and am doing so again.
The parade starts at 11am…. I don’t know the route yet as the city is plotting that (it’s actually their event, not ours). They will announce the route tomorrow. I don’t think we are heading up Mich Ave again this time though. The parade will end at Hutchinson Field in Grant Park (where the rally will take place)
I attended in 2010 and am doing so again.
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From the inside.....
The parade starts at 11am…. I don’t know the route yet as the city is plotting that (it’s actually their event, not ours). They will announce the route tomorrow. I don’t think we are heading up Mich Ave again this time though. The parade will end at Hutchinson Field in Grant Park (where the rally will take place)
I attended in 2010 and am doing so again.</p>
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From the inside of what?</p>
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From the inside.....
The parade starts at 11am…. I don’t know the route yet as the city is plotting that (it’s actually their event, not ours). They will announce the route tomorrow. I don’t think we are heading up Mich Ave again this time though. The parade will end at Hutchinson Field in Grant Park (where the rally will take place)
I attended in 2010 and am doing so again.</p>
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From the inside of what?</p>
R K
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<p class="">The parade starts at the United Center and is set to arrive at Des Plaines and Washington at 10:30 a.m.</p>
<p class="">The rally will be held at 11 a.m. at Hutchinson Field in Grant Park,.</p>
<p class="">Parade-goers can catch the double-decker buses carrying the team and their families, starting at Des Plaines Avenue, on Washington Street, and ending at Wabash Avenue. From there, the motorcade will go east to Michigan, north to Randolph, and east to Columbus Drive.</p>
<p class="">Onlookers can also watch along Columbus right up to Balboa.</p>
<p class="">Rally-goers can begin entering the checkpoints into Hutchinson Field by 8 a.m.</p>
<p class="">The rally will only have two entrypoints — both on Michigan Avenue, at Jackson and Congress.</p>
<p class="">In 2010, the parade and rally drew an estimated 2 million fans to downtown Chicago.</p>
<p class="">Hutchinson Field and its environs can safely hold up to 100,000, officials said.</p>
<p class="">Several Jumbotrons will be set up around Grant Park for the downtown crowd, including at either side of the stage, and on Columbus Drive, at Balbo and Congress.</p>
<p class="">All east-west streets between Roosevelt Avenue and Randolph Street, and between Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, will be closed, except Congress Boulevard.</p>
<p class="">Streets are not expected to re-open until the evening rush hour, officials said.</p>
<p class="">The CTA will provide additional service on all eight rail lines following the morning rush period and continuing through mid-day; and due to street closures, 30 CTA bus routes will be detoured in the downtown area at various times. Details on CTA bus and rail service for the celebration are available on transitchicago.com.</p>
<p class="">Metra will be adding service on most of its lines, and offering a special one-day, $5 unlimited-ride ticket valid on all trains Friday to ease lines at ticket counters. Bikes and alcohol will be banned from Metra trains that day.</p>
<p class="">The Chicago Fire Department urged rally-goers to come prepared with hydration. The rally is expected to last no more than 45 minutes. The crowd will then be dispersed.</p>
<p class="">“The weather will be warm and muggy,� Deputy Fire Commissioner Charles Stewart warned.</p>
<p class="">McCarthy said his department has been in touch with federal law enforcement, which have assured there are no known terrorist threats at this time to the event.</p>
<p class="">“We have been preparing for a Blackhawks championship for some time. The Boston Marathon factors into our plan, as we’ve been discussing best practices in law enforcement and the briefings coming out of there,� McCarthy said, adding, “In 2010, there were some folks who jumped the barricades to get closer to the Cup and the Hawks. If you do this, you will be arrested.�</p>
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<p class="">The rally will be held at 11 a.m. at Hutchinson Field in Grant Park,.</p>
<p class="">Parade-goers can catch the double-decker buses carrying the team and their families, starting at Des Plaines Avenue, on Washington Street, and ending at Wabash Avenue. From there, the motorcade will go east to Michigan, north to Randolph, and east to Columbus Drive.</p>
<p class="">Onlookers can also watch along Columbus right up to Balboa.</p>
<p class="">Rally-goers can begin entering the checkpoints into Hutchinson Field by 8 a.m.</p>
<p class="">The rally will only have two entrypoints — both on Michigan Avenue, at Jackson and Congress.</p>
<p class="">In 2010, the parade and rally drew an estimated 2 million fans to downtown Chicago.</p>
<p class="">Hutchinson Field and its environs can safely hold up to 100,000, officials said.</p>
<p class="">Several Jumbotrons will be set up around Grant Park for the downtown crowd, including at either side of the stage, and on Columbus Drive, at Balbo and Congress.</p>
<p class="">All east-west streets between Roosevelt Avenue and Randolph Street, and between Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, will be closed, except Congress Boulevard.</p>
<p class="">Streets are not expected to re-open until the evening rush hour, officials said.</p>
<p class="">The CTA will provide additional service on all eight rail lines following the morning rush period and continuing through mid-day; and due to street closures, 30 CTA bus routes will be detoured in the downtown area at various times. Details on CTA bus and rail service for the celebration are available on transitchicago.com.</p>
<p class="">Metra will be adding service on most of its lines, and offering a special one-day, $5 unlimited-ride ticket valid on all trains Friday to ease lines at ticket counters. Bikes and alcohol will be banned from Metra trains that day.</p>
<p class="">The Chicago Fire Department urged rally-goers to come prepared with hydration. The rally is expected to last no more than 45 minutes. The crowd will then be dispersed.</p>
<p class="">“The weather will be warm and muggy,� Deputy Fire Commissioner Charles Stewart warned.</p>
<p class="">McCarthy said his department has been in touch with federal law enforcement, which have assured there are no known terrorist threats at this time to the event.</p>
<p class="">“We have been preparing for a Blackhawks championship for some time. The Boston Marathon factors into our plan, as we’ve been discussing best practices in law enforcement and the briefings coming out of there,� McCarthy said, adding, “In 2010, there were some folks who jumped the barricades to get closer to the Cup and the Hawks. If you do this, you will be arrested.�</p>
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So if they want us to stay hydrated, how the **** am I supposed to carry my "bottles of water" with no backpack?</p>
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You can bring a back pack, just be prepared to be searched. And looking like you do, bent over for anal review...</p>
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So if they want us to stay hydrated, how the **** am I supposed to carry my "bottles of water" with no backpack?</p>
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Long Hauler 120oz travel mug full of ice and water.</p>
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So if they want us to stay hydrated, how the **** am I supposed to carry my "bottles of water" with no backpack?</p>
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Long Hauler 120oz travel mug full of ice and water.</p>
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You can bring a back pack, just be prepared to be searched. And looking like you do, bent over for anal review...</p>
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In some places, that costs extra...</p>
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In some places, that costs extra...</p>
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Very true! Detroit, LA.... I'm sure a few others.</p>
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You can bring a back pack, just be prepared to be searched. And looking like you do, bent over for anal review...</p>
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Man there are some really good jokes to be made here...</p>
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You can bring a back pack, just be prepared to be searched. And looking like you do, bent over for anal review...</p>
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Man there are some really good jokes to be made here...</p>
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Maybe some can help me I missed 2010 parade so I'm gonna try this .How early do ppl start lining up .I was thinking 10 pm night before but is that to extreme ?If not would I even be allowed to hang around grand park that early or most Likly no
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Maybe some can help me I missed 2010 parade so I'm gonna try this .How early do ppl start lining up .I was thinking 10 pm night before but is that to extreme ?If not would I even be allowed to hang around grand park that early or most Likly no</p>
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Its like black friday brah</p>
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Maybe some can help me I missed 2010 parade so I'm gonna try this .How early do ppl start lining up .I was thinking 10 pm night before but is that to extreme ?If not would I even be allowed to hang around grand park that early or most Likly no</p>
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Its like black friday brah</p>
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I see I see so maybe 10 pm will be fine I dunno then again I saw videos of 2010 ppl were pretty close to the stage I doubt that's gonna be the case I dunno not familer with grant part
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Grant Park at night? You should bring a dog with big teeth, and or be armed to the teeth...?</p>