Curfew revisions clear City Council hurdle but Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan has detractors.
. Chicago police said the shooting occurred during an altercation at a time when large groups of young people had gathered at the downtown park in a scene that became chaotic.Lightfoot, who is expected to announce her reelection campaign in the coming weeks, has been pressured to address crime downtown and beyond as the summer season and its usual increase in violence approaches.
For children under 12, the current curfew is 8:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and the ordinance introduced Friday does not change that.Lopez, a frequent Lightfoot critic, said he worried the policy is already toothless because he found Chicago police’s 364 recorded curfew violations last year to be scant.“When we talk about having a tool in the toolbox … we don’t use this tool do we?” Lopez said. “Having a tool and using a tool are two different things.
“We don’t enforce the ordinance other than returning them home and taking custody,” Kapustianyk said. “We don’t enforce the ordinance in a punitive manner to the minor.” “I think there should be deeper conversation as to what we’re really doing here and not just putting a Band-Aid on the wound,” Mitts said.
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