The rules come after 16-year-old Seandell Holliday was shot to death May 14 near The Bean in Millennium Park, allegedly by a 17-year-old. Chicago police said the shooting occurred during
The ACLU of Illinois immediately blasted the new Millennium Park policy as “too vague, allows too much discretion and does not recognize the right to protest for those under 18.”
The 14-3 vote by the Chicago City Council’s Public Safety Committee tees up a showdown over the controversial measure by the full City Council, which is set to meet twice next week on Monday and Wednesday.