Closures, a heightened police presence, increased patrols, a new curfew and more are on tap in Chicago for Memorial Day weekend, police and city officials said Friday.
The new ordinance will also move the age of those residents impacted by the curfew from 16 and younger to 17 and younger, according to officials.The curfew follows downtown crime involving minors as well as a gathering at North Avenue Beach that led to chaotic scenes in several Chicago neighborhoods, with multiple arrests occurring after police ordered teens to leave the beach following the event.
"For the holiday weekend, we have increased resources in all of our communities from the police department," Brown said. "We have more patrols and foot patrols to enhance safety and security at all these major events," he said."We'll also continuing to strengthen our public transit system. We conducted numerous mobilization outdoor roll calls, as well as maintaining a high uniform visibility across the CTA."
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