More Planned "Takeovers"

The kids aren't making any secret about it:

• City leaders say five so-called "teen takeovers" are planned in Chicago this weekend.

  One was expected to happen in Bogan Park on the city's South Side. Police made their presence felt there on Friday night.

  Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson posted a video, warning that these gatherings can turn dangerous and even deadly.

  He asked parents to check in with their children to see where they plan to be. He also urged them to find safe alternatives.

Safe alternatives....like Naperville? (paywalled article):

• Four juveniles were arrested on battery charges Monday night during a gathering of about 300 teenagers in downtown Naperville.

  Naperville police Cmdr. Rick Krakow said a group of juveniles congregated in different parts of downtown “during the early evening hours,” with the largest group near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Washington Street.

  The crowd began to disperse between 8 and 9 p.m. as it started to rain, he said. It’s not known how many of the teens were from Naperville as opposed to other cities.

  Four juveniles were arrested for misdemeanor battery as a result of a fight that broke out, Krakow said. He did not know what provoked the incident and he would not provide the ages or genders of those charged.

This issue has spread far beyond Chicago's borders, but always to blue city $hitholes that don't make any effort at holding offenders responsible for crimes.