EAST SIDE — As heavily armed, unidentified officers patrol the U.S. Coast Guard station in Calumet Park, agency officials say the officers are in-house security and denied the Southeast Side station is serving as a base for immigration enforcement.
A Block Club reporter observed officers dressed in fatigues and armed with long guns, pistols and tactical gear Thursday morning and afternoon at the Coast Guard Station Chicago, 4001 E. 98th St. in East Side.
Officers were seen patrolling the perimeter fence, entering the station, letting unmarked vehicles in and out of the front gates and standing inside a large shed to the west of the property…