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The latest on police holiday DUI stings, reader tips

The latest on police holiday DUI stings, reader tips

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Streamwood police spent more per hour than 38 other suburban departments during the 2011 Labor Day enhanced traffic enforcement campaign, according to Illinois Department of Transportation data.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer, 2003

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With Labor Day around the corner, many suburban police departments are saturating roads with extra patrols aimed at snagging drunken drivers and seat belt scofflaws. But the results of these additional patrols, funded by federal grants distributed by the Illinois Department of Transportation, show some departments are more efficient than others. Reports on topics like these, originally instigated by readers' tips, are presented from time to time as something we call watchdog kibble. Here's a fresh helping.