Roll Call: Communities must take steps to prevent teen takeovers

By now, you’ve probably heard of or even experienced the phenomenon of teen takeovers, sometimes called street takeovers.

In fact, we are increasingly witnessing teen takeovers in our communities, where large groups of young people gather in cars and typically take over an intersection or other location such as downtown areas, pools or public events.

Recent takeovers have taken place in downtown Chicago, Naperville and, most recently, Glen Ellyn.

The teen takeover that occurred at Glen Ellyn’s Sunset Pool received significant media attention and sparked outrage not only from Glen Ellyn residents but from other individuals who were visiting the pool that day.

If you can imagine, there were many families there with children, spending time at the pool and enjoying a summer day, when a dis