Chicago police arrested at least 18 people during Mexican Independence Day festivities last weekend, according to court records, with seven of those arrests involving felony gun possession allegations. Five of the people facing gun charges are from the suburbs.
CPD did not know the number of arrests its officers made during the various festivities, which were spread across many areas of the city from Friday evening through Monday night. The total number of arrests is believed to be substantially higher, and CWBChicago will update our reporting as additional records become available from CPD and the courts…