Mayor Johnson, Chicago police superintendent discuss curfew at safety meeting with other US mayors

'They should've been here': Chicago alderman debate new curfew for teens

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday went back and forth about the pros and cons of a so-called "snap curfew."

Make It Make Sense: City Council considers expanded curfew for teens

Policing public space Alder Brian Hopkins has been trying to ban teens from the Loop for a year—and it seems he might finally have the votes to do it.  According to WBEZ, more than 30 alders are backing his proposal to allow the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to declare on-the-spot curfews within designated areas when […] The post City Council considers expanded curfew for teens appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Revised teen curfew proposal poised for Council committee approval — over Mayor Johnson's objections

The plan aims to stop large groups of young people summoned by social media from assembling in the downtown area in gatherings that often have turned violent. Critics call the new measure too vague and say it invites legal challenges.

Mayor Johnson, Chicago police superintendent discuss curfew at safety meeting with other US mayors

Mayor Brandon Johnson and CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling discussed curfew at a meeting with 40 other American mayors in Chicago Monday.

Violent Crime Down In Chicago, Matching National Trend, City Leaders Say

DOWNTOWN — Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Department Supt. Larry Snelling are touting a decline in violent crime this year in Chicago, a shift that comes as cities across the country have seen a reduction in homicides and other crimes since a post-pandemic spike.Flanked by fellow mayors and police chiefs Monday morning at a Chicago meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors that focused on public safety, Johnson and Snelling broadly argu…

Chicago’s Curfew Debate and Policing Crisis: Rethinking Law Enforcement Strategies Amid Teen Takeovers and Rising Crime

As the U.S. Conference of Mayors convened in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling floated a new proposal to allow police more flexible authority to impose youth curfews, especially in response to recent teen “takeovers” that resulted in shootings and chaos downtown. But with public safety already fraying and Chicago’s leadership under scrutiny, critics are questioning whether curfews are a meaningful de…