Overview

• The council will convene at 10 a.m. Wednesday to attempt a two-thirds override of Mayor Johnson’s June 19 veto, needing 34 of 50 votes for passage
• The snap curfew measure would have allowed police, with mayoral sign-off, to impose temporary 30-minute curfews on large unsupervised teen gatherings deemed a safety threat
• Mayor Johnson vetoed the ordinance as counterproductive as violent crime declines during a period of expanded youth employment and mental health programs
• Civil rights groups including the ACLU of Illinois warn the curfew could face constitutional challenges and disproportionately impact Black and Latino minors
• Opponents have flagged legal and implementation hurdles, and protesters plan to rally after the mayor’s early-morning press conference