In past years, teen takeovers have even culminated in deadly violence — including one right in Millennium Park in 2022.

Chicago Police and Chicago Public Schools sent parents a letter warning about social media posts and text messages planning a ...

Chicago Police and Chicago Public Schools sent parents a letter warning about social media posts and text messages planning a ...

Chicago police are warning business owners and people who live near Millennium Park to prepare for a possible “teen takeover” ...

After sending a letter to parents of public schools students, police are bracing for the possibility of another so-called ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Police Department is looking at ways to try and prevent "teen takeovers" as warmer weather moves in, and police are hoping for help from CPS. Scenes of hundreds of ...

The message was sent Thursday night to the parents of all CPS students, warning them of “teen takeover” events that have been advertised recently on social media. Last month, two shootings ...

During a teen takeover last month in Streeterville, a 15-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet. The weekend before, also during a large teen gathering, a tourist was hit in her arm by a stray bullet.

The Mounted Patrol Unit of Chicago Police Department downtown in 2022. Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images ...

As summer looms, a debate resumes over what to do about “teen takeovers” downtown after boy is shot in Streeterville.