Overview
- Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling publicly denied he plans to step down and said he intends to stay in the job, comments he made at a City Club appearance on Wednesday.
- Snelling warned parents to monitor children’s whereabouts late at night, saying it is not “parent-shaming” to know where 12- and 13-year-olds are during potential downtown gatherings.
- City Council members, led by Ald. Brian Hopkins, are advancing a ‘SNAP’ time-and-place curfew and separate ordinances to hold parents accountable for minors who join so-called teen takeovers.
- Patrol Chief Jon Hein’s announced retirement at the end of the month has stoked leadership attention and speculation about department changes even as Snelling praised Hein’s 31 years of service.
- City data cited by Snelling show homicides fell sharply during his tenure, while officials cite the curfew push and parental rules as tools to prevent the social-media-driven mass youth gatherings that can cause property damage and arrests over holiday weekends.