After a couple was attacked by a group of teenagers last week, an alderman in Chicago is urging the city to impose a curfew on unaccompanied minors in the downtown area. According to Chicago police, the couple was out on a date on Friday night when they were confronted by a group of teenagers who started beating them around 9 p.m. near Grand Avenue and McClurg Court in Streeterville.
According to the police, a 14-year-old boy hit the 40-year-old man multiple times in the head, and a 17-year-old girl cut the woman’s hair. A misdemeanor charge of battery was brought against both teens upon their arrest. Ald. Second, Brian Hopkins said that the charges were “completely inappropriate” and that the Cook County states attorney’s office should change them to a felony “given the severity of the assailants’ actions.” Now, Hopkins is fighting to pass a curfew that prevents unaccompanied minors from entering the Central Business District after 8 p.m. The time limitation would keep minors from being in the midtown region without the management of a grown-up.
Hopkins said in a statement, “I do not believe every minor present at these recent gatherings had ill intent, but it is painfully clear that a few agitators and ring leaders have instigated violent and chaotic actions repeatedly, and this activity cannot be tolerated.
Following numerous incidents, including so-called “teen takeovers,” authorities implemented curfews and other measures last year at Millennium Park and city beaches. Hopkins stated that there will be increased patrols in the Streeterville neighborhood, despite the fact that the fate of a curfew is still unknown.
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sad news: this morning Chicago lost their key player..
