1 arrested amid large Old Town Chicago crowd gathered on North Side: CPD

CHICAGO (WLS) — A large crowd of young people dispersed from the beach gathered on the North Side Wednesday night, drawing a Chicago police response.

CPD officers responded about 9 p.m. to the 1600-block of North LaSalle Drive, near Clark Street and North Avenue, and monitored as the group left the area.

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CPD said there were no injuries reported, but Termaine Patterson, 18, of Chicago was arrested about 11:25 p.m. in the 1700-block of North Clark and charged with reckless conduct. He tried to “cause bodily harm” to several individuals, CPD said.

Numerous videos posted on social media of the incident showed a large group in the area around the North Side Old Town neighborhood.