The Oak Park Police Department called on support from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to supervise a teen gathering in the village’s downtown over the weekend.
Oak Park police called for the extra support after they became aware of the event via social media posts. Roughly 70 teens attended the event in Downtown Oak Park the evening of March 29, which went on without any incident, according to Oak Park spokesperson Dan Yopchick.
“After receiving notification, police made contact with the poster, local businesses, public transportation agencies (CTA/Metra) and other nearby jurisdictions,” Yopchick said. “This trend was not the first of its kind.”
The night before, a similar “teen takeover” event at a plaza in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood attracted hundreds of teens but ended with a 15-year-old shot in the leg, according to WGN.