Berwyn police warn residents of potentially violent youth gathering planned at North Riverside Park Mall

Berwyn police say the department has received information that a mass gathering could occur Saturday afternoon at North Riverside Park Mall. That agency and other neighboring agencies are coordinating a “unified response” to avoid violence similar to what happened in downtown Chicago last weekend. (Google Maps)

Berwyn police are warning the public of a possible large gathering this weekend similar to the chaotic mass gatherings last weekend in Chicago that left three teenagers shot and ended with more than a dozen arrests.

The gathering, which “has the potential for public disturbances and acts of violence,” is planned for Saturday afternoon and night at North Riverside Park Mall, the Berwyn Police Department said, according to information it has received.