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Coast Guard patrols Chicago River with mounted guns

5/19/2012

The mayor and Chicago's top cop say they don't want Chicago to feel like a police state during the NATO summit. But people who live in the city, and tourists alike, are getting a bit of shock. Not so much on the streets, but on the water. Coast Guard boats with mounted guns and officers are randomly stopping boats and even boarding them.

FM News’ Mary Ellen Geist talked to the Coast Guard:

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