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City Council OKs Lightfoot’s Proposal to Expand, Extend Teen Curfew

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Chicago City Council votes 30-19 to extend and expand the city's teen curfew. Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposed the change after the murder of 16-year-old Seandell Holliday. ACLU of Illinois warned that the change would exacerbate tensions between the police and young people.

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City Council OKs Lightfoot’s Proposal to Expand, Extend Teen Curfew

The city’s curfew now starts at 10 p.m. seven days a week and applies to 17-year-olds. The vote, delayed Monday by a parliamentary procedure amid a deluge of criticism, came over the objections of the ACLU of Illinois, which warned city officials that the change would “exacerbate tensions between the police and young people.”

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