Overview
- The city is tracking five planned teen gatherings this weekend, according to Mayor Brandon Johnson.
- Johnson urged parents not to let their children attend and pointed families to the My CHI. My Future. program for safe options.
- He said police will enforce the 10 p.m. youth curfew this weekend in response to the planned meetups.
- A downtown meetup last week led to eight juveniles arrested and about two dozen curfew citations, police said.
- Public Safety Chair Brian Hopkins called for authority to disperse crowds before 10 p.m., citing past shootings including a 14-year-old killed after the city’s tree lighting.