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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Cadence Quaranta

More cops and stricter curfews are not the answer to curb summer violence, groups say

Various organizations hold a news conference introducing an open letter they signed calling on Mayor Lightfoot to address gun violence “by focusing on its root causes.” Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times)

Community activists said Tuesday that the answer to tamping down violence among young people across the city is not curfews and more cops, but support and investment.

Earlier this month, a 16-year-old boy was shot to death in Millennium Park, allegedly by another teenager. Mayor Lori Lightfoot responded by banning unaccompanied minors from the park after 6 p.m. four days a week, a rule that went into effect Thursday.

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