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Two teens have told police they were attacked by a group of at least five youths downtown Tuesday evening just west of North Michigan Avenue.A witness described the incident as similar to last weekend’s downtown attacks when 20 youths were arrested, including five who allegedly robbed and beat several people inStreeterville and on the Magnificent Mile.
The most disturbing feature of the mob crimes is that they seem largely recreational. As early as February, police were warning merchants and residents in the Water Tower neighborhood about "flash mob offenders" — groups of teens who arrived via mass transit to stage shoplifting raids sometimes organized on social media networks. One unruly crowd took over the dining room of a McDonald's in April, forcing it to remain closed for hours after police broke things up.
Teens feel they're being watched downtownMost youths don't want to cause trouble, many students say in wake of mob attacks
This week the Chicago Tribune published several news stories and related columns about assaults by groups of youths in the Streeterville area of downtown Chicago. More coverage appears Sunday.A number of readers have asked why we have not included racial descriptions of the assailants and the victims in these incidents.
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