Temporary curfew imposed at Chicago’s 31st Street Beach after violent incidents – NBC Chicago

A series of violent incidents on and around Chicago’s 31^st Because of the situation in Street Beach, an earlier curfew has been temporarily imposed, a city councilor told NBC Chicago on Wednesday.

According to Ald. Lamont Robinson, who led the 4^th In the district, the curfew on the beach will be brought forward from 11 p.m. to 9 p.m. starting Thursday evening and will remain in effect for at least ten days.

Chicago police have not yet commented on the decision to extend the curfew.

Robinson met with police this week to discuss the proposal and advocate for at least a temporary earlier curfew.

“Enough is enough. We need to make sure we have a safe beach for all of our beachgoers,” he said.

This news follows a series of violent incidents at the beach, the most recent of which occurred on Saturday when a 17-year-old began stabbing a 26-year-old woman during an altercation. The 26-year-old, who has a license to carry a concealed weapon, pulled out a gun and shot the 17-year-old, according to Chicago police.

Both are expected to survive their injuries from the incident, but it was the latest in a series of violent attacks that have occurred near the beach in recent weeks.

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According to Robinson, there were at least four shootings near the beach within three weeks, as he revealed in an interview with Block Club Chicago.

One of those shootings occurred in a parking lot on June 19. At about 10:05 p.m., officers responding to a shooting call found two women had been shot. A 22-year-old woman was shot multiple times in the chest and later died of her injuries. A second woman, a 20-year-old, was shot in the thigh, police said.

There is hope that the earlier curfew will curb the violence, as most attacks took place at or after sunset.

“The problem is, if the beach is going to close, we need to be able to enforce the closure and make sure there are no loitering after hours,” Robinson said. “We know there aren’t enough officers. We know we have problems there, so it’s important that we also involve the park district and the private security that works on the beach.”

Robinson has also advocated for safety barriers near the beach as well as improved security at nearby parking lots, including a Chicago Public Schools lot that residents regularly use to park when existing spaces are full.