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Police To Crack Down on Drunken Drivers on Near North Side This Weekend

By Mauricio Peña | March 12, 2015 12:19pm
Police will conduct a DUI crackdown in the Near North District from 7 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday.
Police will conduct a DUI crackdown in the Near North District from 7 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday.
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CHICAGO — Police will be on the lookout this weekend for drunken drivers on the Near North Side.

Officers will be patrolling the Near North District looking for drivers who show signs of being drunk from 7 p.m. Friday until 3 a.m. Saturday, police said.

In addition to drunken drivers, police will also be checking for other violations including driving without a license and disobeying traffic laws.

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