CHICAGO CITY HALL (WBBM Newsradio) — Chicago police would be able to declare a targeted curfew 12 hours ahead of a so-called teen takeover in a city neighborhood, under a proposal now being considered by City Council.
This is downtown alderman Brian Hopkins’ latest attempt to crack down on social media-fueled gatherings that have sometimes devolved into violence, such as the two shootings in the Loop after the city’s official Christmas tree-lighting ceremony last month.
“The fatal shooting involving the 14-year-old was a galvanizing event for many of my colleagues,” said Ald. Hopkins (2nd Ward), who formally introduced his updated curfew ordinance during Wednesday’s City Council meeting…