Mexican Independence Day revelers whoop it up early (Chicago Tribune)

Revelers got an early start on Mexican Independence Day festivities tonight when flag-waving, horn-honking motorists bogged down traffic in the city's Belmont Cragin community, police said. The impromptu celebration along Fullerton Avenue between Laramie and Cicero avenues was peaceful, though traffic in both directions was severely slowed by the display, police spokesman Michael Fitzpatrick ...