A 50-year-old Evanston resident was charged with obstructing traffic and disobeying police in public Wednesday afternoon after being arrested at the Evanston Fourth of July parade.

The woman was arrested near Central Street and McDaniel Avenue after declining to move out of the way of the parade, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said.

She was walking “very slowly” down Central Street in front of the parade and holding up traffic, Glew said. The woman told police she was protesting.

She was given many opportunities to comply before she was arrested and charged with the two city ordinances, Glew said.

EFD responds to dumpster fire on Dewey Avenue

The Evanston Fire Department responded to a fire at 2010 Dewey Ave. at 11:56 p.m. Wednesday.

Glew said the fire, in a city garbage dumpster, was put out and pictures were taken of the incident. The cause of the fire and suspects are currently unknown.

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