Subsitute Ordinance Addressing Chicago's Teen Curfew Approved by City Committee

Wharf launches holiday weekend youth curfew

Mayor Bowser and Chief Smith announced the curfew as an effort to curb youth violence after recent disturbances. The curfew targets anyone under 18 after 5 p.m.

Charleston considers downtown curfew. Some worry it will be used to criminalize and profile minors.

Charleston's police chief and mayor want a curfew prohibiting minors — 17 years and younger — on King Street after 9 p.m. Local nonprofit leaders working to curb violence among young people are skeptical.

'Snap Curfew' Ordinance, Aimed At Curbing Teen Takeovers, Stalls At City Council

The ordinance would give the police superintendent authority to implement a youth curfew at any time and location, but some at City Hall want the Mayor's Office to also have a say.

Teen ‘snap curfew’ ordinance stalls in Chicago City Council; Mayor Brandon Johnson’s position unclear

CHICAGO — The effort to give Chicago’s police superintendent the power to declare “snap curfews” to curb large teen gatherings stalled Wednesday in the City Council.

A bitterly divided City Council committee voted Tuesday to give the Chicago Police Department (CPD) a powerful tool to break up mass gatherings, just in time for Memorial Day weekend, which typically marks the start of a traditional summer surge in violent crime. Public Safety Committee Chairman Brian Hopkins (2nd) pushed through an ordinance he reviewed and sponsored, giving the Chicago police superintendent the power to declare three-hour curf…

Chicago City Council committee passes controversial “snap curfew” ordinance – CBS2 (Chicago)

The 10-7 vote by the Public Safety Committee came only after backers of the ordinance removed a provision that essentially would have given the mayor's office veto power over any potential decisions by Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling to impose so-called "snap curfews."