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Fox 32 Chicago's talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck's departure

The Chicago product is moving on from anchoring the Fox 32 newscast.

News

Fox 32&#x27;s top news anchor, Dawn Hasbrouck, has left Fox 32 after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="nearly 17 years" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/10/23/tom-skilling-news-anchors-talent?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_chicago&amp;stream=top" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/10/23/tom-skilling-news-anchors-talent?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_chicago&amp;stream=top" target="_self">nearly 17 years</a>. Why it matters: Hasbrouck signed off late last week as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="colleagues showered" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-rgjigwnp60959atb?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6a4491f4ad50b40001f1728e&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawS44v5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtS0lmZkx2Vks0b0FXSUFtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn206hgddY52zAuOdaoUr_QFGz9Mneh-DiiAqyYBRPBcg4fNIWJK2cr2Twwt_aem_caObK1836hXGIMj0UJGTLA" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-rgjigwnp60959atb?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6a4491f4ad50b40001f1728e&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawS44v5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtS0lmZkx2Vks0b0FXSUFtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn206hgddY52zAuOdaoUr_QFGz9Mneh-DiiAqyYBRPBcg4fNIWJK2cr2Twwt_aem_caObK1836hXGIMj0UJGTLA" target="_blank">colleagues showered</a> her with compliments on air. <ul><li>The Chicago native was only the second female ever to lead the station&#x27;s 9pm news. </li></ul>Context: Hasbrouck is the latest personality to depart Fox 32 this year, joining sports anchor <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Lou Canellis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/26/lou-cannelis-fox-32-nbc-5-sports-bears-bulls" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/26/lou-cannelis-fox-32-nbc-5-sports-bears-bulls" target="_self">Lou Canellis</a>, political reporter <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Paris Schutz" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/27/fox-32-political-reporter-paris-schutz-is-leaving" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/27/fox-32-political-reporter-paris-schutz-is-leaving" target="_self">Paris Schutz</a>, and longtime anchor <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sylvia Perez" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/15/sylvia-perez-leaving-fox-32-40-years-chicago-television-news" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/15/sylvia-perez-leaving-fox-32-40-years-chicago-television-news" target="_self">Sylvia Perez</a>. <ul><li>Morning anchor Roseanne Tellez and Hasbrouck&#x27;s former 9pm co-anchor, Scott Schneider, were <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fired in the spring" data-vars-click-url="https://chicago.suntimes.com/fox-32-chicago-fires-anchor-scott-schneider-executive-producer-marissa-rubino-sean-oheir-lou-canellis-roseanne-tellez" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/fox-32-chicago-fires-anchor-scott-schneider-executive-producer-marissa-rubino-sean-oheir-lou-canellis-roseanne-tellez" target="_blank">fired in the spring</a>. </li></ul>

Suburbs pay less than Chicago for lead line removal

Chicago officials are mum, but experts say permits and "contractor-friendliness" play a role.

Public Safety

Nearby suburbs — including Evanston, Elgin and Riverside — pay less than half of what Chicago does for lead service line removal despite having access to the same local contractors to remove them, an Axios analysis finds.Why it matters: While some federal funding goes to lead line removal, Chicagoans will shoulder much of the estimated $12 billion cost of removing our record <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="400,000 toxic lines over the next two decades" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/07/25/chicago-state-federal-lead-deadlines" data-vars-content-id="5ff5f67e-36a2-41ad-8194-c719777418e1" data-vars-headline="Suburbs pay less than Chicago for lead line removal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/07/25/chicago-state-federal-lead-deadlines" target="_self">400,000 toxic lines over the next two decades</a>.

Sotheby's selling rare Virgil Abloh prints to fund scholarship

Four signed prints from Abloh's UW collaboration will fund scholarships at his alma mater after auction.

Culture

Proceeds from the sale of limited-edition prints will benefit a scholarship at the late artist and designer Virgil Abloh&#x27;s alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.The big picture: Considered by some as one of the most influential young designers of the 21st century, Abloh often credited his time at UW for shaping his creative side.<ul><li>The sale aims to do the same for future students, with proceeds benefiting the Virgil Abloh Scholarship Fund at the university. </li></ul>

Chicago celebrity quiz: Which stars are from Chicago?

Can you spot the celeb with Chicago roots?

History

Chicago breaks ground on monument to survivors of torture

After years seeking recognition, survivors say the memorial will preserve their stories for generations.

Politics

Survivors and advocates call the future <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Chicago Torture Justice Memorial" data-vars-click-url="https://ctjmfoundation.org/" data-vars-content-id="c8697081-1dd5-47e1-951b-580f032abf5f" data-vars-headline="Chicago breaks ground on monument to survivors of torture" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ctjmfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Chicago Torture Justice Memorial</a> the final &quot;unfulfilled promise&quot; in their fight for justice.Driving the news: Torture survivors Gregory Banks and Anthony Holmes, Mayor Brandon Johnson, Ald. Jeanette Taylor and advocates broke ground Wednesday in Washington Park on the future memorial dedicated to victims and survivors of police torture.

Traffic snarls to avoid this week in Chicago

Hot spots include Grant Park, United Center, Jackson Park, Wrigley and more.

Transit

Get out your eating pants and patience this week as the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Taste of Chicago " data-vars-click-url="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/taste_of_chicago.html" data-vars-content-id="42e4b6fa-f57a-4d1a-af9a-cba409a736c9" data-vars-headline="Traffic snarls to avoid this week in Chicago" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/taste_of_chicago.html" target="_blank">Taste of Chicago </a>and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Windy City Smokeout" data-vars-click-url="https://www.windycitysmokeout.com/?utm_source=google_ads&amp;utm_medium=search_ads&amp;utm_campaign=wcs_search+ads&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23846128738&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAoz6Sndi-KIIu9q1RcxFsoqMs0Jim&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw6rfSBhAqEiwA_yocpmBi1fFrX7PLUsZ_t0CbAodbirlQH3Xs-kQ4S7XyrZdAmXDtjUaOjhoCtPQQAvD_BwE" data-vars-content-id="42e4b6fa-f57a-4d1a-af9a-cba409a736c9" data-vars-headline="Traffic snarls to avoid this week in Chicago" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.windycitysmokeout.com/?utm_source=google_ads&amp;utm_medium=search_ads&amp;utm_campaign=wcs_search+ads&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23846128738&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAoz6Sndi-KIIu9q1RcxFsoqMs0Jim&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw6rfSBhAqEiwA_yocpmBi1fFrX7PLUsZ_t0CbAodbirlQH3Xs-kQ4S7XyrZdAmXDtjUaOjhoCtPQQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Windy City Smokeout</a> close down multiple streets around Grant Park and United Center for five days. <ul><li>Find these and other sources of fun and congestion above. </li></ul>

Lake warms up after super cold holiday temps

Temps have jumped from 63 to 70 in just a few days.

<figure><img alt="video of a woman jumping out of the lake" height="675" id="856772e3-dc20-415c-9ea5-e5856a0aac17" src="https://images.axios.com/YSc7RFIXYB4v0pJSyglIABw-IBk=/2026/07/07/1783449627932.gif" width="387"/><figcaption>On recent days, Monica has wished she could jump out of the icy lake, but Tuesday, that all changed. Video: Courtesy of Rhys MacMillan.</figcaption></figure>If you&#x27;re a frequent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="lake swimmer " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/05/chicago-beach-season-water-safety-boating-swimming-tips" data-vars-content-id="6c7bde3f-6e7e-49a0-a3bc-3b08e044cd09" data-vars-headline="Lake warms up after super cold holiday temps" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/05/chicago-beach-season-water-safety-boating-swimming-tips" target="_self">lake swimmer </a>like me, you probably noticed a big temperature drop in recent weeks due to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="upwelling" data-vars-click-url="https://wgntv.com/weather/weather-blog/does-the-way-from-which-the-wind-blows-affect-the-water-temperature-in-lake-michigan/" data-vars-content-id="6c7bde3f-6e7e-49a0-a3bc-3b08e044cd09" data-vars-headline="Lake warms up after super cold holiday temps" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://wgntv.com/weather/weather-blog/does-the-way-from-which-the-wind-blows-affect-the-water-temperature-in-lake-michigan/" target="_blank">upwelling</a>, when offshore winds push warmer waters into the middle of the lake, leaving us cold. <ul><li>It got so bad that at least one deeply chilled swimmer to be<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text=" helped out of the drink" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DaRRfFoyiZ4/" data-vars-content-id="6c7bde3f-6e7e-49a0-a3bc-3b08e044cd09" data-vars-headline="Lake warms up after super cold holiday temps" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DaRRfFoyiZ4/" target="_blank"> helped out of the drink</a> recently. </li></ul>The Good News: Tuesday&#x27;s Chicago shore water temps jumped up to a balmy 70 from just 63 on Saturday, according to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="National Weather Service. " data-vars-click-url="https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOT&amp;issuedby=LOT&amp;product=OMR&amp;format=CI&amp;version=4&amp;glossary=0" data-vars-content-id="6c7bde3f-6e7e-49a0-a3bc-3b08e044cd09" data-vars-headline="Lake warms up after super cold holiday temps" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOT&amp;issuedby=LOT&amp;product=OMR&amp;format=CI&amp;version=4&amp;glossary=0" target="_blank">National Weather Service. </a>So: Go ahead and return to the lake. The water&#x27;s fine.

Giannoulias warns ICE agents to keep plates on

DHS officials say they're "not going to confirm our vehicles."

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is urging residents to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report immigration agents" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/11/14/report-immigration-abuse-illinois" data-vars-content-id="f1c15b65-f525-4297-8c75-533ab7346944" data-vars-headline="Giannoulias warns ICE agents to keep plates on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/11/14/report-immigration-abuse-illinois" target="_self">report immigration agents</a> who remove their license plates after a video appearing to show an agent with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a plateless SUV went viral." data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DaLTNbSCbrE/" data-vars-content-id="f1c15b65-f525-4297-8c75-533ab7346944" data-vars-headline="Giannoulias warns ICE agents to keep plates on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DaLTNbSCbrE/" target="_blank">a plateless SUV went viral.</a> Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The announcement" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DaNyl1Fif4T/" data-vars-content-id="f1c15b65-f525-4297-8c75-533ab7346944" data-vars-headline="Giannoulias warns ICE agents to keep plates on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DaNyl1Fif4T/" target="_blank">The announcement</a> is reigniting battles between Illinois and the feds as federal immigration operations are <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="quietly ramping up again" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-arrests-increase-significantly-marking-turn-immigration-strategy-rcna352736" data-vars-content-id="f1c15b65-f525-4297-8c75-533ab7346944" data-vars-headline="Giannoulias warns ICE agents to keep plates on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-arrests-increase-significantly-marking-turn-immigration-strategy-rcna352736" target="_blank">quietly ramping up again</a> around <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Chicago" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEil0Q698MA" data-vars-content-id="f1c15b65-f525-4297-8c75-533ab7346944" data-vars-headline="Giannoulias warns ICE agents to keep plates on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEil0Q698MA" target="_blank">Chicago</a> and across the nation after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Congress narrowly approved $70 billion in funding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5851664/house-reconciliation-vote-immigration-enforcement-ice-border-patrol" data-vars-content-id="f1c15b65-f525-4297-8c75-533ab7346944" data-vars-headline="Giannoulias warns ICE agents to keep plates on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5851664/house-reconciliation-vote-immigration-enforcement-ice-border-patrol" target="_blank">Congress narrowly approved $70 billion in funding</a> for the agency.What they&#x27;re saying: &quot;Let me be absolutely clear: tampering with, removing, obscuring or operating a vehicle without the required license plates is illegal in Illinois,&quot; Giannoulias says in an Instagram post. <ul><li>&quot;That applies to everyone. No one is above the law. So if you see a vehicle with missing, altered or obscured plates, we need you to report it [at 312-814-1730 or <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="platewatch@ilsos.gov" data-vars-click-url="mailto:platewatch@ilsos.gov" data-vars-content-id="f1c15b65-f525-4297-8c75-533ab7346944" data-vars-headline="Giannoulias warns ICE agents to keep plates on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="mailto:platewatch@ilsos.gov" target="_blank">platewatch@ilsos.gov</a>].&quot;</li></ul>The other side: &quot;DHS is not going to confirm our vehicles and put an even larger target on our officers&#x27; backs or confirm law enforcement tactics,&quot; the DHS press office wrote to Axios in response to questions about plateless vehicles.<ul><li>&quot;When our heroic law enforcement officers conduct operations, they clearly identify themselves as law enforcement while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by highly sophisticated gangs like Tren de Aragua and MS-13, criminal rings, murderers, and rapists.&quot;</li><li>DHS officials did not respond to multiple follow-up questions asking if they specifically approve of officers driving in cars without plates.</li></ul>Friction point: Some commenters on Giannoulias&#x27; post claimed that federal or undercover agents aren&#x27;t required to drive with license plates. But officials at the Illinois secretary of state&#x27;s office say that&#x27;s not true.<ul><li>&quot;There is no general exemption excluding undercover police vehicles from displaying registration or license plates. However, in order to avoid displaying &#x27;municipal police&#x27; plates, undercover police vehicles obtain standard passenger registration,&quot; ILSOS officials tell Axios.</li></ul>What&#x27;s next: Immigration watchers, including former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who heads the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ICE Accountability Project," data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/12/lightfoot-ice-accountability-investigations" data-vars-content-id="f1c15b65-f525-4297-8c75-533ab7346944" data-vars-headline="Giannoulias warns ICE agents to keep plates on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/12/lightfoot-ice-accountability-investigations" target="_self">ICE Accountability Project,</a> are warning that &quot;immigration enforcement activity is increasing across Chicagoland even as it becomes harder for the public to see and document,&quot; she said in a recent statement.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling to retire

The police chief leaves after helming a department that saw historic drops in homicides last year.

Chicago Police Department Superintendent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Larry Snelling" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/08/14/chicago-police-superintendent-larry-snelling" data-vars-content-id="d67f76c4-c9a6-4c8b-97a5-c51044bb8464" data-vars-headline="Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling to retire" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/08/14/chicago-police-superintendent-larry-snelling" target="_self">Larry Snelling</a> announced Wednesday that he&#x27;ll retire July 15 after more than three decades with the department. Why it matters: Snelling was Mayor Brandon Johnson&#x27;s first pick to lead CPD and oversaw a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drastic reduction in homicides" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/11/10/crime-decline-homicides-october-trump-national-guard-scotus-johnson" data-vars-content-id="d67f76c4-c9a6-4c8b-97a5-c51044bb8464" data-vars-headline="Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling to retire" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/11/10/crime-decline-homicides-october-trump-national-guard-scotus-johnson" target="_self">drastic reduction in homicides</a> during his tenure.

Illegal fireworks return to Chicago neighborhoods for July 4

Several illegal fireworks displays will take over neighborhood parks this weekend.

The Fourth of July in Chicago means celebrations, cookouts, and, of course, illegal fireworks. The big picture: While Chicago and its suburbs host professional fireworks shows, neighborhood parks become hotspots for illegal displays that fill the night with booming explosions, whistling rockets and thick smoke.<ul><li>These displays happen all around the city, including in Independence Park, Humboldt Park and Ravenswood&#x27;s Winnemac Park. </li></ul>

Cook County sheriff's new CTA patrols target crime and fare evasion

Sheriff Tom Dart says the patrols are reducing crime on the Red and Green line trains.

On Tuesday afternoon, five Cook County sheriff&#x27;s police officers and a social service worker set off to patrol the West Side branch of the CTA&#x27;s Green Line. <ul><li>The goal: To send a message that even the smallest infraction would not be tolerated. </li></ul>The latest: Since the spring, Cook County sheriff&#x27;s police officers have been deployed to ride trains along the Red and Green lines at all hours of the day to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fight crime" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/03/25/new-cta-crime-data-paints-troubling-picture" data-vars-content-id="1afe3b51-eb6e-446f-9992-a4656432898d" data-vars-headline="Cook County sheriff&#x27;s new CTA patrols target crime and fare evasion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/03/25/new-cta-crime-data-paints-troubling-picture" target="_self">fight crime</a>. It&#x27;s an evolving strategy that Axios witnessed firsthand.

Coalition wants a new Chicago Department of Gun Violence Reduction

Group says a full department will keep efforts consistent across mayoral administrations.

Faith leaders, anti-violence groups, and at least two elected officials are calling for the City of Chicago to launch a brand-new Department of Gun Violence Reduction to consolidate efforts on the issue. Why it matters: The appeal comes during <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="an era of reduced gun violence" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/11/10/crime-decline-homicides-october-trump-national-guard-scotus-johnson" data-vars-content-id="ec88bbed-44c3-4c6d-aafc-cd9b4178fac8" data-vars-headline="Coalition wants a new Chicago Department of Gun Violence Reduction" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/11/10/crime-decline-homicides-october-trump-national-guard-scotus-johnson" target="_self">an era of reduced gun violence</a> for Chicago but on the heels of a particularly violent weekend that brought <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="at least 38 shootings and eight fatalities" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/violent-juneteenth-weekend-chicago/" data-vars-content-id="ec88bbed-44c3-4c6d-aafc-cd9b4178fac8" data-vars-headline="Coalition wants a new Chicago Department of Gun Violence Reduction" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/violent-juneteenth-weekend-chicago/" target="_blank">at least 38 shootings and eight fatalities</a>, along with new calls from President Trump to send troops to Chicago.

Teen takeover organizers ask for more police

They say they create the events for fun, socializing and dancing, not violence.

As Chicago officials search for ways to curb violence at teen takeovers, Ald. Brian Hopkins is taking note of some surprising voices backing tougher enforcement: the people who helped organize the events.

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Data: Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communication; Chart: Monica Eng/Axios