THE SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED.
>>> RIGHT NOW AT 10:00, MAYOR
>>> RIGHT NOW AT 10:00, MAYOR
LIGHTFOOT’S CURFEW CRACKDOWN IN
RESPONSE TO THE SAFETY PROBLEMS
AT MILLENNIUM PARK AND IN THE
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.
THROUGH SUNDAY.
NATALIE MARTINEZ IS LIVE WITH
REACTION.
>> Reporter: ALLISON, THE MAYOR
TIGHTENED UP THAT CURFEW, AND
WHILE SOME LIKE IT, OTHERS SAY
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
>> 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.
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
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
HAPPENED ON NORTH AVENUE THE
OTHER NIGHT AND WHAT IS THE
POLICE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT AS
SUMMER APPROACHES?
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,
LICENSE PLATE READERS,
SPECIFICALLY THE KIND THAT CAN