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Chicago is currently under a stay-at-home order due to the health crisis in the country but it seems like some people are fed up with being cooped up in their houses by themselves.
On Saturday night several videos were uploaded to social media showing a packed house party in Chicago.
House party in Chicago last night. People don’t understand the concept of delayed gratification 🤦🏾♂️https://t.co/CwbSEI6Pg5
— RonRulah 🇭🇹 (@RonRulah) April 26, 2020
chicago house party on FB live last night 🤦🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/rOYrQURcKs
— austinwhite 🌎☁️🌸 (@ustinwhite) April 26, 2020
Coronavirus and social distancing? Apparently, that’s not a thing at this Chicago house party that went down over the weekend!
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MTO news spoke with one of the partygoers and she claims there 1,000 people who attended the party.
Via MTO News
MTO News reached out to a woman who claims she attended the party – and she described the atmosphere inside.
The partygoer told us, ‘[There] were about 1,000 people in the yard and in the house. It was really crowded and hot.” She claims that the partygoers were not worried about contracting the coronavirus, after attending the party.
The 23 year old woman told MTO News, “I’m not worried about [the coronavirus] . . . but if I didn’t have it before, I probably got it now. Oh well.”
The Chicago PD is aware of the video and have released a statement.
(1/2) We are aware of a video circulating on social media depicting a large house party inside of an alleged Chicago residence. While we cannot authenticate the nature or location of the gathering, we want to remind everyone of the social distancing requirements in place.
— Chicago Police Communications & News Affairs (@CPD_Media) April 26, 2020
(2/2) CPD will disperse crowds in violation of social distancing requirements, and if necessary, issue citations or as a last resort, enforce via arrest. – Asst. Dir. Luis Agostini, CPD Office of Communications & News Affairs
— Chicago Police Communications & News Affairs (@CPD_Media) April 26, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot has also condemned those at the party.
I have seen the video which shows what appears to be a house party taking place inside a Chicago residence.
What was depicted on the video was reckless and utterly unacceptable.
— Archived: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@mayorlightfoot) April 26, 2020
While most Chicagoans are doing their part to prevent the spread of COVID-19, reckless actions like these threaten our public health and risk erasing the progress we have made. We will hold those responsible accountable.
I am asking everyone to be in this together.
— Archived: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@mayorlightfoot) April 26, 2020