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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mary Norkol

Tinley Park mayor vows to tighten crowd protocols after 400-teen ‘flash mob’ causes ‘general chaos’ at weekend carnival

Large events in suburban Tinley Park will have tighter security and stricter rules after a carnival last weekend was canceled early due to “general chaos” caused by hundreds of teens lured by social media, the village’s mayor said.

More than 400 teens descended on the town’s Armed Forces Weekend Carnival on Saturday night. A police officer was injured trying to break up a fight, and five teens were cited for fighting in public.

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