Michigan
Hundreds of cars pack Michigan Avenue for Mexican Independence Day
Hundreds of people and vehicles packed the northbound lanes and sidewalks of Michigan Avenue Friday night to kick off a weekend of Mexican Independence Day celebrations.
The line of cars, trucks and other vehicles — some with the Mexican flag draped over their hoods and others with people hanging out the windows — stretched from just south of East Jackson Boulevard up to East Wacker Drive, many beeping their horns in celebration.
People danced on the curb of Michigan Avenue and some in the street when the light was red, all waving variations of the Mexican flag with a few Palestinian and American flags mixed in.
About 11:30 p.m., after some large fireworks were set off near East Monroe Street, police began blocking off the northbound lanes of Michigan Avenue and diverting traffic into the southbound lanes toward I-90 while officers on foot cleared out some rowdier corners of the street.
Last year 86 people were arrested during the celebrations downtown, creating calls from some City Council members for a dedicated celebration for the holiday weekend.
Chicago police and Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) didn’t immediately respond to requests for information and comment.
This weekend’s festivities for Mexican Independence Day, which is Monday, will be the first time in more than a decade a sanctioned celebration will take place in the Loop. City officials hoped the event would help curb car caravans and deter unsanctioned demonstrations.
El Grito Chicago will run from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Grant Park’s Butler Field, with organizers promising musical performances from local and touring groups such as Banda Los Sebastianes and Selena the Show, food and beverages and an artisan market. Tickets range from $10 to $175 per person.
There’s also a Pilsen Mexican Independence Day Parade and an El Grito event in Pilsen, among other smaller events.
Contributing: Araceli Gomez-Aldana
UNLV head football coach Dan Mullen joined OutKick’s Dan Dakich on the latest episode of Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich and talked about some of the new players he’s bringing to the Rebels including former Michigan Wolverines quarterback Alex Orji.
Mullen was talking about bringing in Orji as well as former Virginia quarterback Anthony Colandrea which he was able to do thanks to a ton of scouting, made possible in part by his job at ESPN.
“You know, the greatest thing you have been at ESPN is I’ve gotten to watch everybody play,” Mullen said. “You know, you sit in that room all day, and I’m watching every game in college football. I’ve seen them all.”
Mullen had a lot of praise for both of his new signal callers.
“I got to watch Anthony live,” Mullen said. “His ability to extend play, scramble around, throw the ball, tremendous arm talent. Really excited about what he brings to the table.”
Dan Mullen talked about something that confused him about the way that Michigan handled new UNLV quarterback Alex Orji. (Getty Images)
He then moved on to praise Orji, but not without getting in what sure seemed like a subtle shot at Michigan in how they used — or, perhaps more accurately — misused their former quarterback.
“I mean, he’s undefeated against Ohio State. Mullen noted, but he didn’t seem to think that Michigan always used him the best way. “He was a guy that was head scratching to me last year. Sometimes I’m watching him and, you know, I don’t know. I’m not in the game meetings, don’t know what like everything going on at Michigan, but I’m saying, ‘I don’t know that they’re highlighting his strengths,’ right?
“I mean, you know, in football, the job of coaches is to put a guy in position to do what he does. Well, that’s what coaching is all about.”
Mullen continued by saying that while systems are important, they should fit the players, not the other way around, something he said confused him about Michigan’s handling of Orji.
“I was watching some of the games, and I’m saying, hey, when they put that guy in a position to do what he does well, Ohio State won’t tackle him, and they’re playing for a National Championship, Mullen said. “But to sit there and put him in a position to do things where you’re not highlighting his strengths all the time, that’s a little confusing.”
Michigan
University of Michigan basketball fans return to high school lot to find vehicles broken into
Ann Arbor — More than two dozen vehicles in a high school parking lot had their windows smashed and were broken into during a men’s college basketball game at University of Michigan.
Ann Arbor police said the break-ins occurred Sunday, WXYZ-TV reported. Damage was reported to 27 vehicles. No arrests have been made.
Fans watching the Wolverines defeat the Washington Huskies at Crisler Arena discovered the damage as they returned to the lot at Pioneer High School. Cash, purses, wallets and other items were taken from the vehicles, police said.
“Everything was great until we got back out to the car after the game and saw glass everywhere,” Joe Weitz told the TV station.
Weitz, of Kalamazoo, said he had taken his 8-year-old daughter to her first Michigan basketball game.
“It was pretty devastating,” he said. “My daughter was definitely pretty emotional because they went through everything in our car.”
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