The Chicago March for Our Lives Event

March for Our Lives is created by students from around the country who want to stop mass school shootings following the deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. Organizers expect 15,000 people will show up to the Chicago event to hear speakers and watch performers under the age of 21 take the stage. Additional events are planned for the suburbs.

  • Date: March 24, 2018
  • Time: 11 a.m.
  • Location: Union Park
  • Address: 1501 W. Randolph St., Chicago
  • Route: From Union Park, East on Washington Boulevard to Racine Avenue, north on Racine to Randolph Street, West on Randolph back to Union Park.
  • Transit: CTA will provide extra service on the Green Line (The Ashland stop is at the Northwest corner of the park) and the No. 9 Ashland bus will be rerouted.
  • Lyft will offer free rides to attendees of the March For Our Lives events in 50 cities across the country, including Chicago.

Gatherings in the suburbs