The Chicago City Council on Wednesday failed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of a controversial “snap curfew” ordinance, leaving the measure effectively dead. Councillors voted 27–22 in favour of an override, well short of the 34 votes required to overturn a mayoral veto. The proposal, approved by the council last month by the same 27–22 margin, would have authorised Police Superintendent Larry Snelling to impose three-hour citywide curfews with just 30 minutes’ public notice. Supporters argued the tool was necessary to curb surges in youth-related violence; critics said it risked sweeping civil-liberty violations and would strain already fragile community-police relations. Johnson, who had signalled confidence that his lone veto would stand, reiterated that curfews are “counterproductive” to the administration’s broader crime-reduction strategy, which emphasises targeted policing and investments in youth programmes. The vote ends a weeks-long debate that divided the council along both ideological and geographic lines, and preserves the mayor’s authority to focus on alternative public-safety initiatives.