Nearly 40 teens charged after they ‘crossed the line’ during ‘disorderly’ gathering in South Loop, top cop says

Roughly 40 teenagers face criminal charges after fighting broke out in a crowd as police tried to disperse them in the South Loop Sunday evening.

The charges range from misdemeanor reckless conduct to felony unlawful use of a weapon.

The large crowd was gathered around 8 p.m. in the 100 block of West Roosevelt Road. Dozens of them became disruptive and “disregarded multiple verbal commands by police to disperse,” Chicago police said.

The teens began fighting each other, and some jumped on cars or broke windows in one store, according to interim Chicago Police Supt. Fred Waller. There were no reports of injuries.