THE SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED. >>> RIGHT NOW AT 10:00, MAYOR
LIGHTFOOT’S CURFEW CRACKDOWN IN
RESPONSE TO THE SAFETY PROBLEMS AT MILLENNIUM PARK AND IN THE
LOOP OVER THE WEEKEND.
A TAKEEENAGER WAS KILLED, DOZENS
ARRESTED.
TODAY, THE MAYOR LOWERED THE
CITYWIDE CURFEW TO 10:00 AND
BARRED UNACCOMPANIED MINORS FROM
THE PARK AFTER 6:00 THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
NATALIE MARTINEZ IS LIVE WITH
REACTION.
>> Reporter: ALLISON, THE MAYOR
TIGHTENED UP THAT CURFEW, AND WHILE SOME LIKE IT, OTHERS SAY
IT WILL JUST CREATE MORE OF A
DIVIDE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY FROM
MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT, WHO IS
MOVING THE CITY CURFEW UP TO
10:00 P.M. AND ADDING A 6:00
P.M. WEEKEND CURFEW AT
MILLENNIUM PARK BEGINNING ON
THURSDAY. >> YOUNG PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY ARE
WELCOME DOWNTOWN, BUT IN THE
EVENING HOURS, THEY MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A RESPONSIBLE ADULT.
>> I THINK THERE SHOULD BE ONE.
>> THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT.
>> Reporter: THE LITTLE VILLAGE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL IS AMONG
GROUPS QUESTIONING THE PLAN.
>> YOU ARE JUST GOING TO
STEREOTYPE EVERY YOUNG PERSON,
ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH THAT LIVE
HERE IN LITTLE VILLAGE, THEY GO
TO WORK AND SCHOOL DOWNTOWN.
>> WE HAVE TO HAVE A SENSE OF
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE HAVING POSITIVE AND FUN THINGS TO DO IN THE SUMMER.
>> Reporter: A PACKED HOUSE AT
MOODY CHURCH’S NORTH LaSALLE
DRIVE CAMPUS FOR A COMMUNITY
SAFETY MEETING.
>> I KNOW WE CAN’T LIVE THIS
WAY.
>> Reporter: 28 SHOOTINGS OVER
THE WEEKEND, 33 VICTIMS AND FIVE
MURDERS.
AT TONIGHT’S MEETING, HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS GATHERED FROM GOLD
COAST, OLD TOWN AND LINCOLN PARK
PARK.
>> WE CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENED
DURING THE COURSE OF EVENTS ON
SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE DOWNTOWN
AREA AND WHAT THE DIRECT IMPACT
WAS ON PUBLIC SAFETY IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> WHAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT IS THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED ON NORTH AVENUE THE
OTHER NIGHT AND WHAT IS THE
POLICE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT AS SUMMER APPROACHES?
>> Reporter: THE 18th DISTRICT
COMMANDER, FRESH FROM TWO
SHOOTING DEATHS ON THE MAG MILE.
>> CHANGING THE WAY THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ENGAGE, IT DOESN’T CHANGE
OVERNIGHT, BUT WE’RE GETTING
THERE.
>> Reporter: ALDERMAN HOPKINS IS
ASKING FOR MORE POD CAMERAS AND LICENSE PLATE READERS,
SPECIFICALLY THE KIND THAT CAN