Good Kids Mad City filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Chicago's curfew on Halloween so youth with the group can “cop watch and peacekeep” in Hyde Park.
Trick-or-treaters are dressed in costumes during a Halloween event at Armstrong Park on Oct. 31, 2021, in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
Good Kids Mad City filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Chicago to seek relief from the city’s curfew on Halloween so young people with the organization can “cop watch and peacekeep” in Hyde Park on the holiday. The city’s curfew prohibits those under the age of 18 from being on the streets after 10 p.m. Every year on Halloween, Good Kids Mad City holds an event in Hyde Park where members cop watch — observe police activity with the goal of deescalating and discouraging police misconduct — and conduct outreach to young people. According to the lawsuit, members are concerned officers will arrest and harass them during their event.
The lawsuit said that it seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that would prevent police from enforcing the curfew against activists who engage in “nontraditional First Amendment activities.”The lawsuit also asks that the Chicago Police Department inform all officers during roll call that they are prohibited from enforcing the curfew against the youth participating in these actions.Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.
“This is particularly true on Halloween, when both young people and police are particularly active after the curfew hours. Because GKMC’s cop watching and peacekeeping activities must occur during curfew hours, there are no alternative channels for this expression,” according to the lawsuit.“This matter is now pending litigation and the City has no comment,” she said in an email.
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