Chicago police ordered a “mass arrest” in the Lake View neighborhood early Monday morning, hours after the city’s Pride Parade took place nearby.
Just before 1:30 a.m., officers reported an “active” scene in the 3000 block of North Clark Street and ordered a “mass arrest,” Chicago police said.
Police have not released any additional information on the circumstances of the incident or how many people were taken into custody.
About an hour earlier, in the nearby 1000 block of West School Street, a 20-year-old woman was arrested. She was accused of pulling an officer’s hair and striking them multiple times.
Local Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) addressed the late-night unrest in a statement issued Monday.
“The Pride Parade yesterday was a safe and wonderful celebration of our diverse LGBTQ+ community, and it was such a joy to see so many people come out to show their support in the fight for equality,” Bennett said.
“Following the Parade’s conclusion, I was extremely disappointed to see disruptive actions in our neighborhood into the early morning hours. I am grateful to the Chicago Police Department for their quick and decisive action to limit any damage and keep people safe, and to the Streets and Sanitation Department for their great work to clean our neighborhood. I look forward to meeting with City departments and stakeholders in the coming days to discuss how we can continue to improve the Parade for participants, attendees and neighbors, and prevent these disturbing actions from occurring in the future.”
Chicago police officials had announced Friday there would be a heavy police presence in the Lake View neighborhood both during and after the Pride Parade.
At that time, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said the department was particularly concerned about potential violence during the late-night hours after the celebration wrapped up.
Last year, teenagers took over the streets near the Belmont CTA Station in Lake View and were seen dancing on top of cars, vans, CTA buses and police squad cars. In 2022, three people were shot and another three were stabbed in Lake View in the late hours after the parade, according to a report from Block Club Chicago.
No injuries have been reported following this year’s parade.
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