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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

After latest ‘street takeover’ on Lower Wacker, alderperson says it’s time to hold parents responsible for their kids

Crowds watch as a car drifts during a street takeover at West 119th and Halsted streets in August 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

A series of City Council crackdowns have failed to stop drag racers and drifters from driving in circles and figure-eights on Lower Wacker Drive amid a crowd of spectators and posting video of their stunt driving on social media.

Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) says it’s time to try something different. He wants to hold parents and legal guardians responsible for the mayhem and require them to undergo “licensed family counseling.”

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