Crime & Safety
Chicago Parents, Mentors, Teens Come Together To Discuss Solutions To Teen Takeovers
My Brother's Keeper Alliance, which hosted the event, is a nonprofit dedicated to improving outcomes for boys and young men of color.
April 17, 2026
A group of Chicago community leaders, city officials, and teenagers had a conversation on Thursday about how to keep teen takeovers safe and prevent them from getting out of hand.
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Elvis Ortega, lead street outreach liaison for the city's Community Safety Coordination Center and the Mayor's Office for Community Safety, said city officials on Thursday were tracking two planned teen takeovers.
"The second one we got is some information we got, foster park takeover. Will they happen? I don't know."
