Other cities also struggle with teen takeovers. What can Chicago learn from them?

Like Chicago and many other American cities, Baltimore has been grappling with teen takeovers becoming violent. In the summer of 2023, city leaders faced mounting pressure after repeated teen gatherings downtown led to fights, assaults and other disorder around the Inner Harbor, while a mass shooting at Baltimore’s annual Brooklyn Day celebration that left two people dead and 28 others wounded intensified concerns about keeping young people safe during the summer. City officials brainstormed,…