Overview

• Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an expanded curfew ordinance intended to grant the police superintendent authority to impose temporary curfews on gatherings of 20 or more youths downtown.
• Johnson cited a sustained decline in violent crime and urged further investment in youth jobs, safe spaces and mental health programs to bolster community safety.
• Residents of Streeterville, where two recent teen gatherings ended in shootings, warn the veto could invite a resurgence of disorder this summer.
• The ACLU of Illinois argued the measure was unconstitutionally vague and predicted it would prompt immediate legal challenges if enacted.
• Supporters of the curfew must win seven additional votes from dissenting aldermen when the City Council reconvenes in July to override the mayor’s veto.