LSD partially shut down due to police activity – NBC Chicago

Drivers on DuSable Lake Shore Drive were asked to find an alternate route Friday night following a nearby incident that injured a police officer, authorities said.

As of 8:56 p.m., Lake Shore Drive from Balbo to 18th Street was closed in both directions, according to a alert of the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications. Extensive details about the situation have not been released, but the Chicago Fire Department said an officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A heavy police presence was visible in the area of ​​DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Roosevelt Road, with crime scene tape surrounding part of the highway.

As of Friday evening, no additional information was immediately available.