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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sophie Sherry

‘Terrorized’ resident calls for city to stop McKinley Park street takeovers: ‘I hate that this has become a reality.’

Fireworks are shot from cars in a street takeover in McKinley Park. A resident has complained to the alderperson and police, but street takeovers have occurred nearly every weekend since April from midnight to 3:30 a.m. (Provided)

Every weekend for nearly nine months, a McKinley Park resident has felt the walls of her home rumbling from the power of souped-up cars revving their engines nearby.

The “deafening” screech of tires drifting at 32nd Street and Hoyne Avenue have made it impossible for her to sleep, she said. The meetups — known as street takeovers — draw crowds of 100 to 150 people and can last from midnight until 3:30 a.m.

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