![]() ![]() It’s a familiar tool in handling holiday weekends, though it has been criticized for hurting police morale. He’s beefing up police presence across the city by requiring officers to give up a day off this weekend. Like the mayors before him, Johnson has pulled together a plan he hopes will work to stop violence before it starts. “It’s going to take all of us, not just the police, not just city government, to ensure that our communities can live and thrive in peace and safety,” Johnson said Thursday at a press conference in the summer sunshine at 63rd Street Beach. The most pressing tradition: Handling the violence that’s expected to erupt with the first summer holiday weekend of the year. ![]() It’s Memorial Day weekend, and Mayor Brandon Johnson would like to call attention to all the traditions that come with that, from reopening beaches along Lake Michigan to the fireworks at Navy Pier or a downtown parade. | Screen shot from Mayor's Office social media Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson lays out his safety plan for the Memorial Day holiday during a press conference at 63rd Street Beach on Thursday, May 25, 2023. ![]()
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