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  "path": "/crime/2026/05/25/large-crowd-causes-lake-shore-drive-closure-at-57th-street",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T03:44:23.456Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>A portion of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive was closed Monday night after large crowds caused a heavy police presence in Jackson Park.</p><p>Traffic was closed around 9 p.m. on Lake Shore Drive at 57th Street, Chicago police said.</p><p>Around 1,000 people were seen gathered in the area, some jumping on top of cars. A few people in the crowd were seen throwing objects, and others charged toward a line of police officers.</p><p>No arrests were reported. The crowd size had dwindled by 10 p.m. </p><p>On Friday, University of Chicago Police issued an alert about a possible “teen takeover” gathering that had been planned for Monday night near 57th Street Beach.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40000\" name=\"image-a40000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/44f531d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+54/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F58%2F690b2e794a908839208d4927686e%2Fteentakeover-260526-17.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6fdc2b2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+54/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F58%2F690b2e794a908839208d4927686e%2Fteentakeover-260526-17.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3cc50ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+54/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F58%2F690b2e794a908839208d4927686e%2Fteentakeover-260526-17.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"TEENTAKEOVER_260526-17.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3cc50ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+54/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F58%2F690b2e794a908839208d4927686e%2Fteentakeover-260526-17.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3b6a4f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+54/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F58%2F690b2e794a908839208d4927686e%2Fteentakeover-260526-17.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3cc50ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+54/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F58%2F690b2e794a908839208d4927686e%2Fteentakeover-260526-17.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Hundreds of young people gather near the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in the Hyde Park neighborhood as Chicago police officers attempt to disperse them, Monday, May 25, 2026.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>Officers also were on scene of another large crowd gathered Monday night at North Avenue Beach, police said.</p><p>Chicago police did not have any further information.</p><p>On Sunday, another \"unauthorized large gathering\" apparently involving teens that ended with a driver veering into five Chicago police officers, injuring them, as they were dispersing the crowd on the Near West Side. </p><p>An 18-year-old man was <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/24/cpd-officers-hurt-near-west-side-gathering\" target=\"_blank\" >charged with attempted murder</a> in that incident. </p><p>“I continue to call on parents and guardians to know where their children are and to help ensure they are safe and accounted for,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said after Sunday's early-morning incident.</p>",
  "title": "Large crowd causes Lake Shore Drive closure at 57th Street",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-26T03:58:48.941Z"
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