Afternoon Briefing: Chicago calls for safety as city prepares for Mexican Independence Day
Good afternoon, Chicago.
The city of Chicago is warning revelers planning to attend next week’s Mexican Independence Day festivities to keep roads clear and refrain from drag racing and other illegal activity ahead of the Sept. 16 holiday, after last year’s celebrations were marred by two men getting shot and others being robbed and carjacked.
Each year, tens of thousands of revelers and cars with Mexican flags and the red, white and green colors of Mexico gather downtown during the weekend in celebration of the global holiday.
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