CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Sunday she was lifting the 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. citywide curfew "effective immediately."
Lightfoot announced the lift Sunday shortly after 12:30 p.m. via a tweet that read, in part, "I know this time in our city and our country has been difficult for us all, and I'm grateful to our residents for working together to navigate this challenging time."
The curfew lift comes after city officials announced CTA bus and rail service has resumed in the Loop at 5 a.m. Sunday and all bridges would be lowered by 9 a.m.
Additionally, Lake Shore Drive, Interstate 90/94 and Interstate 290 opened at 5 a.m., according to an announcement from Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
At about 12:15 p.m., the downtown area was opened to vehicular traffic, the OEMC said.
The Mayor imposed the curfew on May 30 after a downtown protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis descended into violence, vandalism, and looting.
On Friday, she said the curfew, which lasted a week, would continue throughout the weekend.
Saturday saw about 30,000 people demonstrate peacefully that did not result in a single arrest. More protests continue Sunday.
