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DUI Patrol Targets Drivers On Far South Side This Weekend

The special patrol runs Friday to Saturday.

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CHICAGO — A DUI patrol will focus on the Calumet (5th) District this weekend.

Chicago Police officers will search the area, looking for drivers who are drunk, impaired or speeding and anyone wearing a seat belt incorrectly, according to a Chicago Police news release.

The patrol runs 7 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday.

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Before General Iron Leaves Lincoln Park For Southeast Side, Neighbors Want Cleaner Air — And Answers

"Our air remains polluted, toxic fluff continues to fall, the stench is worse and our questions to GI remain unanswered," neighbors wrote to General Iron's new owners.

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New Dad Killed On Howard CTA Platform Was About To Start New Job, Family Says: ‘I Miss Him’

Macksantino Webb was fatally shot while standing on the Red Line platform Tuesday. "It's time we stop having to walk behind the caskets of black boys," his uncle said.

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You Can Smoke Weed In Your Backyard Or Back Porch And Not Get Busted, Chicago’s Mayor And New Top Cop Say

You still can't smoke in public spaces like on the sidewalk or your front porch, though.