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Police To Crack Down On Drunken Drivers On North Side Saturday

 Roving officers will be on the lookout for drunk drivers during a DUI Strike Force Patrol in the Albany Park (17th) Police District.
Roving officers will be on the lookout for drunk drivers during a DUI Strike Force Patrol in the Albany Park (17th) Police District.
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LINCOLN SQUARE — Roving police officers will be on the lookout for drunken drivers and speeding motorists Saturday night during a DUI Strike Force Patrol planned for North Side neighborhoods including Lincoln Square and Andersonville.

Officers will also be looking for people not wearing seatbelts and other violations.

The strike force patrol will run from 6 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday, throughout the Lincoln Police District.

Headquartered at 5400 N. Lincoln Ave., the district is bounded by Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, Lawrence Avenue and Peterson Avenue.

Communities served by the district include Lincoln Square, Uptown, Edgewater, Andersonville, Bowmanville and Budlong Woods.