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Ald. Brian Hopkins floated the idea of a curfew after a violent attack on a couple in Streeterville, but if the mayor has his way, Hopkins' trial balloon won't leave the ground.
Ald. Brian Hopkins reignited the debate, proposing an 8 p.m. curfew downtown for unaccompanied minors, two hours earlier than the current curfew. But research already shows curfews are "ineffective at reducing crime and victimization."
The city’s annual point-in-time count showed nearly 19,000 people were unhoused on a single night in January.
Federal and local officials have repeatedly said they are ready for what could be one of the biggest events to hit Chicago in decades. It’s been described by one Chicago police official as bigger than the 2012 NATO Summit and 1996 Democratic National Convention.