A new curfew imposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot earlier this week will officially go into effect Thursday at 6 p.m.
Lightfoot on Monday said that since 1992, a citywide, 11 p.m. weekend curfew for teens 16-years-old and under has been in place.Millennium Park Weekend Curfew For Unaccompanied Minors Under 18
According to a press release from Lightfoot's office, Millennium Park now has a 6 p.m. curfew Thursday through Sunday for"all unaccompanied minors" under the age of 18, whether they are visitors or residents. Anyone under the age of 18 is"welcome at the Park during the evening hours as long as they are accompanied by at least one responsible adult," the release says.According to a press release from Lightfoot's office, the new curfew for unaccompanied minors at Millennium Park"will be strictly enforced and violations will be dealt with swiftly."
"I am also calling upon the Chicago Police Department," the release continued,"to work with our federal partners to accelerate gun traces for all firearms found in the hands of minors and to swiftly bring criminal charges against any adult who has provided a firearm to a person under the age of 18." During a press conference Monday discussing the new rule, Lightfoot said" the Chicago Police will exhaust all other efforts before they take law enforcement actions to make sure that young people are safe."
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