May 12, 2022 7:45pm EDT
Chicago alderman says 400 people, ages 14-21, flooded streets for party, prompting concerns ahead of summer
Videos posted to social media show the young group jumping on vehicles and flooding the streets of downtown Chicago
By Audrey Conklin | Fox News
Chicago Alderman Michele Smith of Chicago's 43rd ward said a group of about 400 people, including juveniles, flooded the streets of downtown Chicago on Wednesday evening.
Videos posted to social media show the young group jumping on vehicles and flooding the streets of downtown Chicago and North Avenue Beach at an event that was "anonymously promoted via social media and encouraged people to bring their own alcohol and drugs."
"The event advertising said it was open to all ages and would feature a drinking contest, boxing matches, and twerking contests. This promoted event was unpermitted by the City and the Park District," she said in a Thursday statement. "Police received advance warning of the event and placed extensive resources at every entrance to the beach, including the pedestrian bridge."
https://twitter.com/Chicagos_Toast/status/1524574959829401601Chicago officers recovered "a significant amount of alcohol" from the event and prevented some attendees from loitering. Afterward, once the group began to disperse from North Avenue Beach, Chicago residents observed gatherings at gas stations and other businesses in the area, but "no one was hurt, and very few arrests were necessary," Smith said.
Attendees ranged from 14 to 21 years of age, according to the alderman.
One group reportedly gathered near Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's mansion, prompting police to proactively block the area with staged snow plows, CWBChicago reported.
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