What's the plan for protecting downtown Chicago?

RAY CORTOPASSI: IT HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD STORY. WGN NOW INVESTIGATES WHAT IS PLANNED TO PROTECT DOWNTOWN CHICAGO VIOLENCE AS WE SAW THIS WEEKEND HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND THEREFORE THEY HAVE PROMISED TO PREVENT. INVESTIGATION REPORTER BEN BRADLEY JOINS US NOW WITH SOME INSIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED. WELL, LAURA SUN-RAY, 9 ADULTS AND 6 TEENS WERE ARRESTED PRIMARILY ON CHARGES OF RECKLESS CONDUCT OVER THE DOWNTOWN UNREST. A 16-YEAR-OLD WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL USE OF A WEAPON. LAST SUMMER. MAYOR LIGHTFOOT IMPLEMENTED 10:00 PM CURFEW FOR EVERYONE. 17 YEARS OR LESS, BUT REPORTS SAY IT IS ALMOST NEVER COMPLIED AND CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FACE FEW OR SOME CONSEQUENCES.

BEN BRADLEY: NEWLY OBTAINED VIDEO SHOWS THE CHAOS IT CAN CAUSE IN LARGE CONGREGATION CROWDS. THIS IS NEAR 31. BEACH STREET FRIDAY, A CAR ON FIRE. THEN SHOTS IN THE PEOPLE FLEE. THEN ON SATURDAY, IN THIS DOWNTOWN SCENE, A CROWD OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING FROM THE AVENUE, SOME COME UP TO THE ENTRANCE OF A TRAIN STATION. OTHERS JUMPED OUT OF CARS, DAMAGED THE WINDOWS. AT MOMENTS, THE POLICE SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP HIM. HERE ARE THE MAYORS ON MONDAY MORNING CAN WE GET TO THE ADDRESS DO WE HAVE THIS WEEKEND OFF? YOU FIRST OF ALL, CRAIG. MIKE LOWE: WE ADDRESSED IT DURING THE WEEKEND.

I DON'T APPRECIATE GOING IN AND TRYING IT. SHE ADDRESSED BY ISSUING A PRESS RELEASE SAYING WHAT SHE SAID BEFORE AFTER ALL, THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. LAST MAY AFTER A 16-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT KILLED IN MILLENNIUM PARK. THE MAYOR AND HER TEAM RESPONDED WITH A RULE THAT SUPPOSEDLY PROHIBITS MINORS UNDER 18 FROM BEING IN THE PARK WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION AFTER 6:00 PM FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY. THE LAST SOLUTION IS TO FIND ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. THAT THEY ARE PRODUCTIVE THAT THEY ARE SUPERVISED BY ADULTS. THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR. I WANT OUR CHILDREN TO ENJOY SPACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

I WANT TO COMMUTE TO WORK TO CREATE THOSE SAFE SPACES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. BUT IT STARTS AT HOME. AND IT STARTS WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENTS. THE GUARDIAN AND A CAREFUL ADULT. BEN BRADLEY: ALSO LAUNCHED AN APP CALLED MY SHOT MY FUTURE TO CONNECT KIDS WITH FREE ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES FOR SUMMER JOBS AND PROMISED A MORE PROACTIVE POLICE RESPONSE TO THIS WEEKEND'S UNREST. SOUTHSIDE COUNCILOR PAT Tweeted NO OTHER COMMUNITY DEFENDS PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CHILDREN. NONE UNTIL PARENTS COLLECTIVELY TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HOMES. NOTHING WILL CHANGE. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IMPORTANCE WITH ACTIONS TO REMEDY ANY PROBLEM THAT WAS 2021 2 YEARS LATER, THE FIRST WARM WEEKEND BROUGHT MORE PROBLEMS AND MORE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO REDIRECT YOUNG PEOPLE TO A SAFE PET OR, IT CAME TO THE DOWNTOWN BECAUSE IT WAS A YES IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE CITY.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY THERE ARE SOME WHO COME WITH DIFFERENT INTENTIONS AND THEY HAVE AND WILL BE TREATED BUT I'M NOT GOING TO USE YOUR LANGUAGE, WHAT I THINK OF SAYING MAN. BEN BRADLEY: CHICAGO MAYOR-ELECT BRANDON JOHNSON ALSO ISSUED A STATEMENT YESTERDAY SAYING HE DOES NOT APPROVE OF THE DESTRUCTIVE ACTIVITY. HE SAID THE CITY SHOULD OFFER MORE PLACES IN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS ALONG WITH ADULT SUPERVISION. BRIAN LORD'S, HAVE WE HEARD FROM HIM TODAY? WELL, I ASK YOUR TEAM TODAY. YOU HAVE SPECIFICS. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS SUMMER TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF SCENE FROM HAPPNING? WILL YOU TALK TO US