By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News
(CHICAGO) Chicago police will be increasing the number of officers on foot and bike patrol this holiday weekend.
Chicago’s Top Cop Eddie Johnson says he is using every tool available to him, with more than 5,000 uniformed and plain clothes police officers, including those from the Illinois State Police and the Cook County Sheriff’s Department.
“Beginning tonight and through the weekend, expect to see a larger police presence throughout the city, especially at Navy Pier, at the lake front, in parks, CTA stations and on the streets,” Johnson said at a press conference Friday.
Meanwhile, Navy Pier says they’re prepared with Chicago Police, private security and Navy Pier security.
Last year a 19-year-old man was shot just blocks away from Navy Pier following the Fourth of July fireworks.
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