NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hundreds of young people filled the streets and sidewalks in Chicago<\/a> last week in what Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling “teen trends” that he warned can turn deadly.<\/p>\n Video, obtained by Fox News from ChitownCrimeChasers, showed the teens filling streets and sidewalks on March 30, clustering around parked vehicles and moving through intersections.<\/p>\n Other footage from that night captured different individuals dancing and socializing in the city’s streets, while other moments showed people climbing on cars and brief altercations within the crowd.<\/p>\n In Hyde Park, residents say the March 30 takeover lasted for hours late into the night.<\/p>\n Crowds of teenagers took over the streets of Chicago on March 30.<\/span> (X\/Chitown_Crime_Chasers)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n TEEN MOBS SWARM DOWNTOWN IN CHAOTIC TAKEOVER\u2014FIGHTS ERUPT, CARS TARGETED BEFORE CURFEW CRACKDOWN HITS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n One resident, Jason Hale, said his car was among roughly 30 affected<\/a> by crowds in Chicago that night.<\/p>\n “Yeah, it\u2019s bad. The hood is messed up, terrible. A thousand worth of damage, dents everywhere, footprints everywhere,” Hale told FOX 32 Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n Video shows groups of teens standing and moving on top of parked vehicles as crowds formed around them.<\/p>\n GOT A TIP?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Chicago police confirmed to the local outlet that three curfew violations were issued in connection with the gathering. A 16-year-old girl was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n City officials and police have described these gatherings, which are often organized through social media, as part of a broader, growing trend across Chicago.<\/p>\n FOLLOW US ON X<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Recent events<\/a> have drawn large crowds to neighborhoods including downtown and Hyde Park, with activity ranging from social gatherings to more chaotic crowd movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions during a news conference at Chicago City Hall on Feb. 25, 2025.<\/span> (Eileen T. Meslar\/Chicago Tribune\/Tribune News Service)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Johnson released a public service announcement telling parents to not let their kids attend the increasingly popular “teen trends across the city.”<\/p>\n GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “We’re currently tracking five. That’s right. Five teen trends across the city this weekend,” the mayor said in an April 3 message<\/a>. “I’m calling on all parents<\/a>. Check in with your children. See where they plan to be this weekend. Please, do not allow your child to attend any of these trends this weekend.”<\/p>\n “They’re unsafe, and they can turn deadly. Our police officers will be out enforcing the city’s 10 p.m. curfew<\/a>,” he said.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Groups of young people took over the streets in Hyde Park, Chicago.<\/span> (X\/Chitown_Crime_Chasers)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Some residents say the repeated gatherings are raising concerns about safety and quality of life.<\/p>\n![\"Teens](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/Chicago-teen-02.jpeg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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