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Memorializing Loved Ones Lost to Gun Violence

Corniki Bornds, founder of the Help Understand Grief support group, recently organized a healing vigil for gun violence survivors. She discusses the need for groups and events like this; her own son was shot and killed eight years ago.

Alder Proposes Roving Teen Curfew

Amid worries of "teen takeovers," Second Ward Ald. Brian Hopkins was pushing an 8 p.m. curfew downtown. But now he's advocating for a roving curfew, which would grant minors 30 minutes to disperse upon incident. Police would set that curfew at will. [Tribune 🔒]

Gompers Park’s Homeless Encampment Grows

In March, the city held an “accelerated moving event” to house those living in the homeless encampment in Gompers Park. Since then, however, the number of tents has nearly doubled. The spike comes ahead of restoration planned for May. [Block Club]

• Remember when the city shut down its largest unhoused encampment? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Robberies Down After 3-Year Upswing

The first three months of 2025 in Chicago had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades: about 1,400 compared to more than 2,000 the previous year. Avondale, Brighton Park, Dunning, Forest Glen, Hermosa, Hyde Park, Logan Square, and Pilsen all saw reductions of over 50%. [WBEZ]