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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tom Schuba

‘It’s just wild:’ Street takeovers continue throughout weekend, leading to clashes with cops but only a few arrests

People watch as a car drifts in circles during a takeover at West 119th and South Halsted streets on the Far South Side, Friday night, Aug. 26, 2022. Additional takeovers happened late Saturday into Sunday. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Stunt drivers and spectators flooded Chicago streets for a second straight weekend night, disturbing residents, attacking cops and damaging police cars during some of the unsanctioned events that allegedly drew participants from across the country.

Chicago police officials couldn’t immediately provide details about the latest round of so-called street takeovers early Sunday. But in a statement, the department said some officers “were assaulted with bricks and bottles.”

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