Overview
- Police kept a tight watch at North Avenue Beach after a 'Senior Ditch Day' flyer called teens there, and ABC7 filmed an apparent arrest after an officer pulled what looked like a gun from a backpack.
- Following a large Hyde Park gathering, police say a 14-year-old girl hit an officer, and she was arrested on aggravated battery and curfew charges.
- Chicago police said they will strictly enforce the minor curfew citywide and keep monitoring large gatherings through the holiday weekend.
- Chicago Public Schools warned families about curfew rules and said past unsupervised meetups have led to injuries, arrests, and violations.
- Community leaders are focusing on prevention, with outreach networks planning hundreds of workers, parent-led 'takeovers' to add supervision, and Project H.O.O.D. advancing a youth center in Woodlawn.