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Is Angelina So Hot We Don't Care About Street Closures?

By Rachelle Bowden in Arts & Entertainment on May 11, 2007 5:40PM

2007_05_angelinajolie.jpgIn our experience, Angelina Jolie is pretty much on everyone's if-I-meet-this-person-in-real-life-I-
have-a-free-pass-to-hit-it list, and is even the most popular person we've heard women say they'd "cross over" for. As in, "I'm not gay, but if I had the chance I'd be all over Angelina."

Where are we going with this? The Chicago Film Office has provided information about a ton of streets being closed because Angelina Jolie's new movie Wanted is in town, and we're trying to figure out if we should hope she'll be here and start stalking, or if we'll just be annoyed by finding alternate routes. We're thinking the stalking will win over!

Street closures related to the movie will take affect on Monday and are mostly around The Loop and River North. The closures will last a few days, but most of the filming will be done in the evening and prior to 6 a.m. A list of scheduled closures is after the jump.

May 14

  • Full closure on Lower Wacker Drive in both directions from Harrison to Lower Michigan. 7 p.m. - 6 am.
  • Full closure on Harrison between Canal & Wells. 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
May 15
  • Full closure on Lower Wacker Drive in both directions from Harrison to Lower Michigan from 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.
  • Full closure on Post Place from Lower Wacker Drive to Lake Street. 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.
  • Full closure on Lake Street Bridge from Clinton to LaSalle Street. 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Wacker Drive from Franklin to Randolph. 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Franklin. 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • ITC LaSalle from Randolph to Wacker Drive.
  • ITC on Canal from Randolph to Fulton Drive. 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Wells from Randolph to Wacker Drive. 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
May 16
  • Full closure on Lake Street from Canal to LaSalle Street. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • ITC on LaSalle from Randolph to Wacker Drive. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • ITC on Canal from Randolph to Fulton. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Franklin from Randolph to Wacker Drive. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Wells from Randolph to Wacker Drive. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Upper Wacker Drive from Franklin to Randolph. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
May 17
If they don't finish work on May 16, they will begin here, then move to the Upper Wacker/Columbus area:
  • Full closure on Lake from Canal to LaSalle from 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Franklin from Randolph to Wacker Drive. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Wells from Randolph to Wacker Drive. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Upper Wacker Drive from Franklin to Randolph 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • ITC on LaSalle from Randolph to Wacker Drive. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • ITC on Canal from Randolph to Fulton. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
This area includes Helicopter filming over Chicago River, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
  • Full closure on Upper Wacker Dr from Columbus to State St. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Columbus from South Water to Upper Wacker from 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Wacker Place between Wabash & Michigan Avenue 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Wabash from Kinzie to Randolph 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • ITC Upper Michigan from Wacker Place to Upper Illinois Street.
  • ITC on Stetson from S. Water to Wacker Drive. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • ITC on State from Lake to Kinzie.
May 18
This area includes Helicopter filming over Chicago River 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.:
  • Full closure on Upper Wacker Drive from Columbus to State Street. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Columbus from South Water to Upper Wacker from 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Wacker Place between Wabash & Michigan Avenue 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • Full closure on Wabash from Kinzie to Randolph 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • ITC Upper Michigan from Wacker Place to Upper Illinois Street.
  • ITC on Stetson from S. Water to Wacker Drive. 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
  • ITC on State from Lake to Kinzie.


Image via skinz.org.