Curfew, bans won’t stop violence

Mayor Lori Lightfoot moved up the citywide curfew for minors by one hour and banned unaccompanied juveniles at Millennium Park after 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

The city is going to ‘educate’ young people and their parents with signs about the curfew in the park and a campaign to promote alternatives for teens.

That being said, does anyone think the curfew will work? How many police officers will be reassigned to Millennium Park to question teenagers about their age and which adult is supervising them? Does Lightfoot really think that any teenager with an illegal gun is going to care about a curfew?

Our city has one of the highest crime rates in the country, but our mayor thinks it can be solved with a curfew.

Janice Montgomery, Clearing