New lakefront bag-check security policies are a buzzkill
George Jonathan
Unless you're filling them with SPF 40, you'd better start leaving these bottles at home.
Beach beer-drinkers, beware: The Chicago Tribune is reporting that a series of incidents along the lakefront—including a shooting and a jogger that got punched in the head “several times”—has led city officials to blame illegal alcohol consumption on the beach for the spike in violence. As a result, local police officers will now be searching bags and coolers at the beach entrances, and security cameras are now monitoring sandy shenanigans in some locations. The measures have already proved successful: Officers busted a teen party last week, and have arrested 22 people to date for drinking violations. Ald. Vi Daley claims the bag-checks are just a temporary measure, which means, for now anyway, Lake Michigan is no longer BYOB.
