Chicago youth are speaking out after the city instituted a curfew at Millennium Park with young people only allowed in with an adult after 6 p.m.
CHICAGO -- Cloud Gate, which most know as the"Bean," was busy with tourists appreciating Millennium Park ahead of a holiday weekend. But some young Chicagoans say their visit isn't so carefree.
"It's not fair that they get to walk around without a care in the world and I have to be punished," said Bezzy Reed, with Communities United."How are the youth supposed to feel welcomed to a park in their own city?"We met some participants and youth leaders with Communities United to discuss both the problem of violence and solutions.
"Downtown was our outlet to get away from our communities," Indya Pinkyard said."We don't have as many resources as downtown has in our communities."
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