A massive assembly of teenagers in downtown Chicago spiraled into disorder on Wednesday night, leading to a curfew enforcement order and fueling ongoing discussions on how to prevent future disturbances in the Loop.

The commotion was primarily focused around State and Lake streets. Witnesses reported seeing groups of young people running through the area, climbing onto vehicles, and getting into altercations.

Alderman Brian Hopkins noted that the situation escalated rapidly before authorities stepped in to manage the chaos.

Hopkins took to X to describe the scene as “out of control” until a curfew enforcement order was implemented around 10 p.m. He observed that the crowd began to disperse within approximately 40 minutes, deeming the response effective.

According to Chicago police, the gathering resulted in several enforcement actions, including the arrests of eight juveniles and 24 curfew violations.

According to police, seven juveniles, ranging in age from 13 to 16, were each charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct. One of those teens, a 15-year-old boy, also had an outstanding warrant.

Another 16-year-old boy faces more serious charges, including three felony counts of aggravated assault of a peace officer, along with a misdemeanor reckless conduct charge and a citation for riding a bicycle on the sidewalk.

A large group of teens gathers in Chicago’s Loop near State and Lake streets during a reported “teen takeover,” as crowds fill downtown streets and spark concerns over public safety and curfew enforcement. (Justin/Fox 32 Chicago)

Details about the chaos were also captured by witnesses and groups monitoring activity downtown.

FOX 32 Chicago reported that a private security group, the Community Intelligence Unit, observed multiple fights and said one teen was beaten unconscious. The group also reported that bear mace was used at some point and several minors were detained.

Social media posts and police scanner traffic added to the sense of disorder, with unverified reports of multiple assaults, fights inside a nearby subway station and a convenience store being looted. One post also claimed a street vendor was threatened with her own knife. Authorities have not confirmed those accounts.

The scene was also described by Justin Peters of ChiTown Crime Chasers, who told FOX 32 Chicago he saw hundreds of teens running through the area.

Fights break out among teens during a chaotic gathering in downtown Chicago, as witnesses describe hundreds of young people running through the streets, climbing on cars and clashing with one another. (Justin/Fox 32 Chicago)

“We saw two to three hundred kids running back and forth, jumping on cars, fighting, and taunting police,” Peters told the outlet. He said he and his team also helped a boy who had been beaten unconscious and called for medical assistance.

Peters added that similar incidents have been happening more frequently in recent months, particularly downtown.

City leaders are already debating changes to Chicago’s curfew ordinance in response to repeated large teen gatherings, some of which have turned violent.

Chicago police detain an individual during a chaotic teen takeover in the Loop, where officers made multiple arrests and issued curfew violations following reports of violence and disorder. (Justin/Fox 32 Chicago)

A proposed update would allow officers to issue a 30-minute warning for crowds to disperse before taking enforcement action. Police would also be required to ask individuals their age and reason for being out before issuing citations.

Several aldermen have pushed for stronger measures following past incidents that have resulted in injuries and, in some cases, deadly violence.

As of now, it remains unclear what prompted Wednesday night’s gathering—or whether new policies will be enough to prevent similar scenes in the future.

Fox News Digital reached out to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office for comment. 

Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send story tips to stepheny.price@fox.com.

Hardline Republicans in the House have disrupted a Senate-approved funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, potentially leading to significant inconvenience for millions of travelers due to TSA delays.

Speaker Mike Johnson, alongside the influential House Freedom Caucus aligned with MAGA conservatives, has dismissed the Senate’s recent bill, citing its lack of provisions for ICE funding.

This disagreement highlights a growing divide between Senate Majority Leader John Thune, known for his more moderate stance, and his Republican counterparts in the House.

As a result of this conflict, TSA agents face the possibility of missing another paycheck this Friday. The 42-day funding standoff for DHS is now likely to extend into the following week, just as millions are gearing up for Easter travel.

Meanwhile, Johnson is reportedly promoting a Trump-endorsed proposal to maintain current DHS funding levels for an additional 60 days. However, with the Senate currently adjourned, this plan will remain on hold until lawmakers reconvene in Washington.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Johnson’s plan was ‘dead on arrival.’ 

Meanwhile, Trump said on Thursday he’d order newly appointed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to find cash to pay TSA workers in a gambit to calm US travelers. 

Florida Republican Congressman Byron Donalds told reporters Friday that the Senate-backed bill was a ‘turd sandwich.’ 

Congress appeared poised to pass funding for TSA workers on Friday before some hardline Republican’s rejected their Senate counterpart’s proposal

The rupture lays bare a rift between the more moderate Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his Republican colleagues in the House

US Airport wait times have exploded due to a shortage of TSA workers. Around 500 TSA workers have quit during the partial government shutdown, which began on February 14 

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris said: ‘The only thing we’re going to support is adding that [ICE] funding into the bill, adding voter ID, sending it back to the Senate, making them come back in and do their work.’ 

Homeland Security Secretary Mullin has yet to act, as Congress appeared poised to pass funding until House Republicans rejected the Senate’s bill on Friday. 

Complicating the plan is the need for members of Congress to stay in DC and vote on the new proposal. 

Many members of the House and Senate have already fled DC to return home for the Easter break, which is supposed to last until mid-April. 

Should the House vote on the 60-day proposal on Friday or over the weekend, the Senate would be forced to return to the capital to pass the House plan before the bill could be signed by Trump for the funding to be approved.

It could take several days for the House’s proposal to receive a vote; it could take even more time for the Senate to return to DC and then vote on the new proposal.

Meanwhile, airport wait times are expected to remain long and TSA workers will continue to be unpaid.

Democrats voted against DHS funding in February in opposition to providing more funds for Trump’s immigration agenda. The Senate compromised by authoring a bill providing funding for the many branches of DHS except ICE.

Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One en route to Mar-a-Lago at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Friday

Passengers stand in line at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday

Trump had largely left the issue to Congress, but warned he was ready to take action, threatening to send the National Guard to airports in addition to his deployment of ICE agents who are now checking travelers’ IDs.

The White House had floated the extraordinary move of invoking a national emergency to pay the TSA agents, a politically and legally fraught approach.

Trump’s order would draw on funds from his 2025 tax bill to pay TSA agents, a senior administration official said.

Should the House pass the package and send it to Trump’s desk, his executive order to pay TSA agents could prove short-lived or unnecessary.

The funding shutdown has resulted in travel delays and even warnings of airport closures as TSA workers who are missing paychecks stop coming to work.

Multiple airports are experiencing greater than 40 percent callout rates of TSA workers, and nearly 500 of the agency’s nearly 50,000 transportation security officers have quit during the shutdown.

Nationwide on Wednesday, more than 11 percent of the TSA employees on the schedule missed work, according to DHS. That is more than 3,120 callouts.

Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the union was grateful workers would be paid but demanded Congress stay in session to pass a deal ‘that funds DHS, pays all DHS workers, and keeps these vital agencies running.’ 

A TSA office at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday

Melissa Gates, stranded at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, said she had waited more than two hours without reaching the security checkpoint and missed her flight to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with no alternative available until Friday.

‘I should have just driven, right?’ Gates said. ‘Five hours would have been hilarious next to this.’

Authorities have apprehended a suspect in connection with the notorious “Lovers’ Lane” cold case murders, a tragic event that took place over 30 years ago in Texas. The victims, a young couple, were discovered lifeless inside a vehicle.

Floyd William Parrott, now 64, faces capital murder charges for the violent deaths of 22-year-olds Garland “Andy” Atkinson and Cheryl Henry. This development emerged after law enforcement revisited an earlier tip regarding the case, as stated by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office in an official announcement.

Parrott was detained in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wednesday by a joint effort of the Houston Police Department and the FBI. He is currently awaiting transfer to Harris County for further legal proceedings.

In their investigation of a lead in late 2025, authorities uncovered a 1996 sexual assault case implicating Parrott. By entering DNA evidence from that case into the FBI’s CODIS database, they linked it to another unresolved sexual assault case, as well as DNA collected during Henry’s autopsy, according to a criminal complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital.

While investigating the tip in late-2025, authorities uncovered a sexual assault case from 1996 in which Parrott was the suspect. After uploading the DNA from the 1996 case into the FBI’s CODIS database, investigators were able to match the sample to another unsolved sexual assault case, along with DNA found during Henry’s autopsy, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Fox News Digital. 

The bodies of Atkinson and Henry were discovered on Aug. 23, 1990 by a security guard who noticed a vehicle that had been stationary “over a period of time” while conducting a routine patrol, according to the Houston Police Department (HPD).

Cheryl Henry, 22, was found dead inside a parked car in Houston, Texas on Aug. 23, 1990, according to the Houston Police Department. (James Nielsen/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Garland “Andy” Atkinson, 22, was found dead tied up next to a tree in Houston, Texas on Aug. 23, 1990, according to the Houston Police Department. (Houston Police Department)

As the security guard approached, he noticed an unresponsive female inside the vehicle. 

Police were called to the scene, subsequently finding an unresponsive man nearby.

A Crimestoppers poster from 1990 for Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson who were killed in the “Lover’s Lane Murders” in August 1990, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Houston.  (James Nielsen/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

A 2008 news release revealed the pair had died at the scene after being stabbed in the throat. 

At the time, police said Atkinson had been found tied up next to a tree, with Henry being located approximately 100 yards away.

An autopsy report later indicated Henry had been sexually assaulted. 

For 36 years, the case remained unsolved, with authorities circulating a hand-drawn composite image of the potential suspect years after the murders.

Authorities previously circulated a hand-drawn composite image of the potential suspect in 2008. (Houston Police Department)

Additional details regarding how investigators linked Parrott to the killings were not immediately made clear. 

“One of Houston’s most haunting and infamous cold cases has weighed on the Henry and Atkinson families, as well as our community for more than three decades,” District Attorney Sean Teare said in a statement. “Our prosecutors, working with the HPD and FBI, have pursued this investigation with relentless and dogged determination.”

“They have worked hundreds of leads, facing dead ends and plenty of frustration. But, they never gave up on Cheryl and Andy. Thank you to all investigators who have touched this case. Your perseverance has delivered something two families long deserved: progress and hope. Today is a good day.”  

The Houston Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

Barret Robbins, the former center for the Oakland Raiders known for his tumultuous career both on and off the field, has passed away at the age of 52.

Robbins dedicated nine seasons to the NFL, exclusively with the Raiders, after being drafted from Texas Christian University (TCU) in 1995.

Renowned for his performance, the Pro Bowl athlete played in 121 games during his career. However, he is perhaps most remembered for being absent during the lead-up to the 2003 Super Bowl, an incident that led to him being barred from participating in the game.

In a heartfelt statement, the Raiders expressed their sorrow: “The Raiders family is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Barret Robbins. Our thoughts and condolences are with Barret’s family and friends during this challenging time.”

News of Robbins’ passing was initially shared by his former teammate, Tim Brown, via social media on Thursday night. Brown relayed a message from Robbins’ ex-wife, Marisa, saying, “It is with great regret I share that Barret Robbins, Raiders All-Pro center, passed away overnight. Fortunately, he passed peacefully in his sleep.”

‘Please pray for their girls, his family and tons of teammates who will be affected by this! It’s unfortunate that his life was never the same after he was not allowed to play in the Super Bowl. Rest Peacefully BR, you deserve it!’ 

Former Oakland Raiders player Barret Robbins (pictured in 2003) has died at the age of 52

Robbins’ death was first announced by his former Raiders teammate Tim Brown on Thursday

Robbins was diagnosed with depression while in college at TCU and later bipolar disorder and, for all his success as a player, he was the subject of numerous off-field problems.

None, however, are more high profile than his disappearance from the Raiders team hotel on the eve of their 2003 Super Bowl against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in San Diego.

Two days before he was due to start at center for the Raiders, a driver dropped him back at the team hotel. He said bye to his wife Marisa, who was staying in the hotel reserved for the players’ families, and went inside.

But Marisa got a call the next morning from a Raiders staffer, who was asking where Robbins was. He was in his room at bed check the night before but had not arrived for the team’s morning meeting and was nowhere to be found.

It wasn’t the first time he had gone missing, either. During his second season with the Raiders in 1996, a disoriented Robbins was found wandering around the team hotel in Denver and missed their game the following day.

In January 2001, he went AWOL again in the days before the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens. He surfaced after around 24 hours and started that game.

Robbins didn’t surface at the Super Bowl until 8pm on the night before the game. He was so incoherent that furious coach Bill Callahan removed him from the team and told him to go to the family hotel. The Raiders got crushed 48-21.

Robbins’ wife later said he told her he had been out partying all night in Tijuana because he thought the Raiders had already won the Super Bowl. 

Speaking about that incident in an interview with a Dallas radio show, he said: ‘I was going through a manic episode that lasted more than two weeks.

‘When we went to the Super Bowl I was having to shoot my foot up, going through acupuncture, going through a lot of pain. Pain is a big trigger when it comes to bipolar. That was something I was going through, as well as self-medicating.’

Robbins, pictured in court in 2011, had a number of legal troubles throughout his life

He would go on to spend 30 days at the Betty Ford Center, where he was diagnosed as bipolar, but the Raiders and the NFL would turn their backs on Robbins in 2003 amid accusations of performance-enhancing drug use. 

On Christmas Eve in 2004, police alleged Robbins punched a security guard who was trying to keep him out of a hotel bar in San Francisco. He was arrested on misdemeanor charges of battery, trespassing and being drunk in public.

In 2005, he was shot three times in the lung and chest by police during a brawl in Miami Beach. He was in a coma for almost two months and then pleaded guilty to five charges when he woke up. He was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to get treatment for his bipolar disorder.

After spending time between jail and rehabilitation facilities in the years after, Robbins was pulled over by police near Dallas in 2010 and he was found to have crack cocaine in his car.

He was sentenced to five years in prison for a probation violation and was released in 2012.

Then, in 2016, the 6’5, 300-pound Robbins was charged with assaulting a woman and her daughter outside a Florida hotel. Robbins allegedly approached them randomly and began punching them repeatedly. He then sat down on a bench.

In October 2020, Robbins was arrested for drug paraphernalia possession or use and trespassing in South Florida. Police also said he was sleeping outside of a 7-Eleven in South Florida frequently.

A month later he was accused of leaving a restaurant in Delray Beach without paying for his food. A worker followed Robbins as he fled before they had an altercation, in which Robbins allegedly threw a rock at them. He was taken into custody by police. 

Page Six has confirmed that Clavicular, a “looksmaxxing” influencer, faces charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal conspiracy to commit battery in Florida.

Identified by his real name, Braden Eric Peters, the influencer was taken into custody in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, as detailed in a press release from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

The charges against Peters originate from an outstanding warrant issued in Osceola County. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department collaborated in locating the 20-year-old influencer on Thursday evening.

According to the press release, Osceola County deputies responded to a battery call at an Airbnb near Kissimmee shortly after 4 a.m. on February 2.

A 19-year-old woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, reported to deputies that she had allegedly been assaulted by 24-year-old Violet Marie Lentz. However, detectives later concluded that Clavicular had “instigated the fight” and subsequently “posted it on social media to exploit the two women,” according to the release.

The alleged incident was said to have occurred inside a property rented by Clavicular, and the victim was reportedly battered by Lentz during a physical altercation.

Neither the embattled influencer nor Lentz stepped outside to speak with the deputies about the incident.

A warrant was ultimately issued for Clavicular’s arrest for misdemeanor battery and criminal conspiracy to commit battery, and he was taken into custody and booked into the Broward County Jail on Thursday.

While a warrant was also issued for Lentz’s arrest for misdemeanor battery, detectives are still reportedly looking for the 24-year-old.

Clavicular did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

The incel-ebrity, meanwhile, is also said to be under investigation for a separate incident involving his alleged shooting of a dead alligator in the Everglades.

That alleged incident reportedly unfolded as the controversial influencer was livestreaming while traveling through the Everglades via airboat.

“The FWC is aware of a video depicting individuals in the Everglades on an airboat who appear to be discharging firearms at an alligator,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wrote on X Thursday.

The commission continued, “FWC officers are continuing to look into the incident and will provide additional information when available.”

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins also took to X on Thursday to address the suspected alligator incident.

“FWC is investigating and I have full confidence in their officers,” he tweeted. “Florida’s wildlife and waterways deserve respect, not content farming.”

Collins added, “Under my watch, anyone who abuses wildlife in Florida will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Looking forward to seeing charges pressed against those who would brazenly disrespect our laws.”

Clavicular first gained an online following in 2025 for content focused on “looksmaxxing,” which is the process of maximizing one’s physical attractiveness. 

He broadcasts much of his content on the streaming platform Kick, and Page Six exclusively reported that the incel-ebrity was attacked after being booted from a New York Fashion Week party last month.