As Early Curfew Ends At 31st Street Beach, Alderman Explores ‘A More Permanent’ Solution – Block Club Chicago

Ald. Lamont Robinson worked with police, the Park District and violence prevention organizations to implement bag checks and adding more security to patrol the beach and surrounding parking lots in the wake of three separate after-hours shootings at that beach. The alderman’s office also hired one of the former organizers of teen meetups at the beach to reach out to his peers in hopes of encouraging them to gather peacefully.
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Bill also
1 year ago

Government make work programs for teens wouldn’t be needed if government quit chasing business out of the cities. Government make work programs for teens wouldn’t be needed if government quit importing uneducated illiterate to do the jobs teens used to do. Government needs to hold parents responsible for the actions of their minor children and enforce curfews. Having to get you child out of custody in the middle of the night is a strong motivator to ensure your child is home. And maybe parks and beaches should close at sunset and parking lots all be gated and locked as the… Read more »

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