CALL TO ACTION: OVERRIDE THE MAYOR’S VETO — SUPPORT THE SNAP CURFEW.  OVERRIDE the Veto on JULY 16th 

 

To the citizens of Chicago:

Thank you. Your calls, organizing, and advocacy helped pass the Teen Trend Curfew Ordinance with a 27–23 City Council vote. You spoke up for calm, structure, and safety—not just for yourselves, but for Chicago’s kids. And you were heard.

To the 27 alderpersons who voted YES:

Thank you for your leadership. You stood up for your communities, for commonsense prevention, and for the right of our city to govern itself with foresight and fairness. 

Now we must finish the job—and stop a reckless veto from taking effect.

We call on our alderpersons to override the mayor’s veto on July 16th.

BACK THE OVERRIDE. BACK THE ORDINANCE. BACK CHICAGO.

✅ What You Can Do:
🔹 Call or email your alderperson:
 – If they voted YES, thank them and ask them to hold the line.
 – If they voted NO or are undecided, urge them to vote to override the veto on July 16th.

🔹 Sign the petition to show citywide support.
🔹 Post or forward this message to friends, neighbors, and community groups.

👉 Find your alderperson here:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/about/wards.html

WHY THIS MATTERS:

The Teen Trend Curfew Ordinance passed City Council with support from 27 alderpersons across neighborhoods and backgrounds. It’s a commonsense tool—not a punishment.

It gives outreach workers and public safety officials with the ability to intervene early when large unsupervised teen gatherings start to spiral. 

It does not criminalize kids. It protects them—and the people around them. Let’s be clear, the non-police personnel trained to deescalate these situations who work with the police are not armed and do not wear body armor, they put their lives on the line. 

But Mayor Johnson vetoed the ordinance, citing lower homicide crime stats and ideology instead of addressing what’s happening on the ground. Teens stampeding through downtown after gunfire, fights on transit, and groups running into traffic aren’t about politics—they’re public safety concerns affecting all communities.

This ordinance costs the city nothing, helps prevent chaos before it starts, and it protects children who could be caught in the crossfire.  It’s not exclusion—its structure.  

We believe:

• We can care about both youth investment and safety—this ordinance supports both.
• Safety is not partisan. It’s basic governance.
• Elected officials should not dismiss real concerns just to make a political point.

We call on City Council to do what’s right:

Override the veto on July 16.

Uphold the ordinance.

Protect our communities.

The Ordinance:

Ordinance SO2025‑0016732, titled Amendment of Municipal Code Sections 8‑16‑021 and 8‑16‑022 regarding Declaration of Curfew for Mass Gatherings and Custody Procedure:

Ordinance SO2025‑0016732 (Full Text)
Summary – Introduced April 16, 2025; passed City Council June 18, 2025; vetoed by Mayor Johnson July 16, 2025 nbcchicago.com+5chicago.councilmatic.org+540thward.org+5

Key Legal Changes in Municipal Code Sections 8‑16‑021 & 8‑16‑022:

Authority to Declare Curfews

The Police Superintendent is authorized to issue a temporary curfew across any public area in the city during mass gatherings, including those of minors.

Curfews act as "snap curfews" and may be declared based on intelligence (e.g., social media chatter, flyers) about groups of 20+ minors who may pose risks to safety, property, or public health
Public Notification

Requires at least 30 minutes’ verbal notice via direct CPD presence, signs, or announcements before enforcement.
No requirement for citywide text alerts or multilingual outreach
Duration of Curfews

Curfew lasts up to 3 hours, or terminates once the regular youth curfew at 10 p.m. begin
Custody & Due Process

Enables minors found in violation to be temporarily detained. The ordinance describes custody and release mechanisms, though full due-process protections are not explicit
Penalties & Reporting

Violation results in up to a $500 fine.
Mandates quarterly reporting by CPD to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, detailing curfew declarations, enforcement actions, 

Read More about the issue here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1suUhd-MQ1myVzT6Zlf9vFdXjOjjxcXG9ZNPKxgthl2I/edit?usp=sharing