Roberts Road Closed For Saturday's Black Lives Matter March

PALOS HILLS, IL — Roberts Road will be closed for the duration of a Black Lives Matter march planned for this Saturday, July 18. The march is being organized by Beyond the Borders Chicago, which has held several marches in the south suburbs.

The march will start at 4 p.m. and is expected to go on until 7 p.m, starting and ending at Stagg High School, 8015 W. 111th St., Palos Hills (111th Street and Roberts Road).

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Roberts will be closed to traffic between 111th Street and 103rd Street. The group will head north on Roberts Road, pausing for a moment of silence at 103rd Street, then looping back south on Roberts to Stagg.

Participants are welcome to park their cards and/or get picked up and dropped off the high school. The march will proceed rain or shine, so dress appropriately. Participants are asked to wear face masks and to practice social distancing.

Palos Hills police will be on the scene providing crowd management.