Hello Friends! Recently, following an evening of violence that left one youth dead, Mayor Lori Lightfoot instituted a ban on youth at Millennium Park after 6pm Thursday - Sunday. She also moved the citywide curfew for youth from 11pm to 10pm. I had to offer my thoughts. 

Resources:

• Lightfoot sets earlier citywide weekend curfew

• 16-year-old boy shot dead in Millennium Park had big plans for his family and for his music 'if I make it to 21'

• Lightfoot's curfew rollback clears committee amid opposition from all sides

• Chicago Institutes 10pm weekend curfew for minors after violence downtown

• The Marshall Project: The Curfew Myth

• A Lollapalooza Loophole in Lightfoot's Curfew To Crack Down On Crime Has Youth Asking: Who Is Downtown For?

• Chicago History Museum: What is Redlining?

• Twitter: Ald. Andre Vasquez, Political Account

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