Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Early Mexican Independance Day Celebration


Rebecca Rodrigues, center, 15, celebrates with friends along W. Lawrence Ave. in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Hundreds of Albany Park residents celebrated Mexican Independence Day early on Tuesday night along W. Lawrence Ave., which was closed off by Chicago Police at 8PM due to traffic safety concerns.
Anita Bahena, center, 14, celebrates along W. Lawrence Ave. in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Hundreds of Albany Park residents celebrated Mexican Independence Day early on Tuesday night along W. Lawrence Ave., which was closed off by Chicago Police at 8PM due to traffic safety concerns.

A family watches people celebrate from their window along W. Lawrence Ave. in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Hundreds of Albany Park residents celebrated Mexican Independence Day early on Tuesday night along W. Lawrence Ave., which was closed off by Chicago Police at 8PM due to traffic safety concerns.