Mayor Brandon Johnson is criticizing a new proposal to impose an 8 p.m. curfew on unaccompanied minors downtown.
The measure was introduced Wednesday at City Council in response to a rash of recent crime around Streeterville .Second Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins said police in his district asked him for an 8 p.m. curfew for unaccompanied young people. He believes a vicious attack in Streeterville last week might have been avoided had the curfew been in place.
curfew for unaccompanied minors at Millennium Park from Thursday to Sunday. It’s unclear how or if the curfew has been enforced.Hopkins said police would not have the authority to arrest minors but to take them to the nearest police station and call for an adult to pick them up. He believes the ordinance would prevent mass gatherings of young people at public places late at night."The groups are gathering earlier. They’re gathering on the beach," Hopkins said.
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