Police arrest 30 in fights, traffic tie-ups downtown

Chicago police arrested at least 30 people Wednesday evening as hundreds of teenagers converged on several areas throughout downtown causing mayhem.

More than 200 officers confronted groups of teens that fought each other, struck strangers and blocked traffic, according to Chicago Police Department Deputy Chief of Area Central Kevin Ryan.

In all, between 300 and 500 teens and young adults made their way from near the Magnificent Mile to Millennium Park and finally to State and Lake in front of the Chicago Theatre, Ryan said.

The action started early in the evening near Chicago Avenue and State Street in front of a CTA Red Line station that is infamous for crowds causing trouble in the summer.

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