May 16, 2022- 9:50 p.m.
Chicago – Mayor Lightfoot said she is making changes to the city’s curfew for people 17 and under, which has been in effect since 1992.
The curfew has been 11 p.m. for people 17 and under, and Lightfoot said it would now be 10 p.m.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified him as Seandell Holliday. A 17-year-old, Marin Richardson, has been charged as an adult with second-degree murder.
Richardson’s bond was set at $250,000 Monday.
Mayor Lightfoot previously announced time, place and manner restrictions at Millennium Park after 6 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday.
At a press conference Monday, Mayor Lightfoot said she is making changes to the city’s curfew for people 17 and under, which has been in effect since 1992. The curfew has been 11 p.m. for people 17 and under, and Lightfoot said it would now be 10 p.m.
She’s calling on parents and guardians to step up in this moment.
“I think the vast majority of young people that were out there on Saturday night were out there to try and have fun and enjoy a summer evening,” Lightfoot said.
“Unfortunately, we saw tragedy happen because young people carry guns downtown and that is simply not going to be acceptable and we are going to make sure we hold those people, whether they are adults or young people, who pick up a gun and try to solve petty disputes by pulling the trigger.
We have got to hold those folks accountable.”
The mayor needs to be doing more to address violence in schools, mental health needs and entrenched disinvestment, instead of knee jerk curfews and bans on the use of public spaces.
In doing the latter, and insisting on placing blame instead of finding solutions, she is continuing the cycle of slamming doors in the faces of young people who have had doors closed on them for their entire lives.
