Ariel Atkins said at a rally outside the South Loop police station Monday, “Anything they want to take, take it because these businesses have insurance.”

Navy Pier was one of the first public places in Chicago to reopen after the stay-at-home order was eased, but a lack of tourists and lost revenue may force it to shut down again. Attendance is down around 80-85%, which could result in a loss of about $20 million.

Chicago 9th Ward Alderman Anthony Beale told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday, “I think the mayor has lost the confidence and the control of this city. She’s listening to the wrong people and the wrong people are really leading this unrest in the city of Chicago.”

“A lot of people saying the looting started because of Englewood. We are tired of Englewood getting a black eye, those people were opportunist,” said a resident.

He says he’s not buying it and he and other Englewood residents had wanted the protesters from Black Lives Matter Chicago, Good Kids Mad City and other groups to leave.

“It’s a full-time job trying to understand, predict and respond to what the president may be doing in his (way). I don’t have time for that. I need to lead this city,” Lightfoot said. “I need to make sure that our residents are safe. That is my focus, not what the latest tweet is for President Trump.”

“’It has to change and change fast,’ said (Chicago Ald. Brendan) Reilly. ‘What we’re seeing here with all the violence in Chicago is the result of a series of bad policy decisions, including the push for low bond and the criminal justice revolving door.'”

Standing in the middle of 63^rd Street, encircled by police reform protesters, a 42-year-old lifelong resident of Englewood yelled: “None of these motherf—–s are gonna be here tomorrow. That’s why I got a problem.”

Lightfoot said this has been a “helluva year” for small business owners. Many are neighborhood businesses hiring local residents and have been in the same family for generations. “We can’t allow criminals to tarnish their legacy, their businesses, but more importantly their hope. I’m not gonna let that happen. And we are going hard at the people who are responsible.”

“We can never allow this to happen again. So I’m calling on the mayor right now have a plan, meet with the aldermen tell us how you’re going to prevent this from happening again. And the weekends coming fast, have it by Friday,” said Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd Ward.

“If the Mayor and the State’s attorney will not decisively confront the violence, this city is lost,” said Chicago Republican Party Chairman Steve Boulton.

Ald. Brian Hopkins: “The volume of calls and emails I’ve gotten in the past couple of days from residents who no longer feel it’s safe to live downtown is shocking. They are telling me they are giving up and moving away. I hope this is not the final reality. My hope is that we can still save downtown.”

Ben Jarovsky: “(I)t’s a monumentally important program—a lifeline, you might say— because it’s the largest pool of discretionary income the city has to even out inequities by fairly funding development in communities that desperately need it. And yet the program perpetuates the inequity it’s supposed to erase.”

The victims were a man in his 70s and a teenage couple.

A second wave of looting this week has discouraged business owners and residents, some of whom are calling for a safety plan or help from the federal government.

Mark Konkol: “All the finger-pointing is evidence that there’s plenty of blame to go around. The political ruling class in a one-party Chicago can’t seem to agree on anything…They offer too few solutions, balk at compromise, stick to pre-pandemic talking points and scream about what somebody else isn’t doing to stop the chaos that has enveloped Chicago.”

The Bureau of Detectives is seeking help from businesses and community leaders in gathering information.

During a traffic stop for improper lane change, officers heard movement inside the rear of the trailer and opened up the back, where they discovered two other men hiding inside. One of those men allegedly was carrying a weapon with an extended magazine and more than two dozen live rounds, and he was placed into custody.

The growing share of city property taxes sent to TIF districts is sure to fuel the argument over whether the districts actually spur redevelopment and eradicate blight or serve to exacerbate growing inequality in Chicago.

Lightfoot blamed former Mayor Rahm Emanuel for negotiating an agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police that blocks officers from sharing cameras. That labor agreement expired more than three years ago, and acrimony between the union that represents most rank-and-file officers and the mayor has stalled negotiations since Lightfoot’s election more than a year ago.

“Overall, the budget proposal is a 7% increase over an amended $7.84 billion budget that the school board passed in November after an 11-day strike ushered in a new contract with the teachers’ union…At least one state, California, is also budgeting with the assumption that this financial injection will come through, but the approach could be risky given deep disagreement about the amount and fine print between Democrats and Republicans in Congress.”

City officials will continue to block off downtown from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. and commercial districts to prevent looting from flaring up again. Those restrictions will remain in place “for the foreseeable future,” Lightfoot said.

Iowa, Kansas and Utah are no longer listed on the order that requires travelers entering or returning to Chicago to self-quarantine for 14 days. Nineteen states and Puerto Rico remain on the travel order.

Rep. Rodney Davis said, “At the same time cities are asking Congress to provide a bailout for local sales tax revenue shortfalls how in the world can we be OK with a big driver of local sales tax revenue in the Magnificent Mile being destroyed on a regular basis?” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat, cautioned, “We just don’t want a situation like Portland where federal involvement would be independent of what the local authorities are doing. But this type of criminality has to stop.”

The video captures a crowd gathering in front of Nordstrom Rack in the Gold Coast. Once looters broke into the store, a crowd rushed in and began taking merchandise.

“That is reparations,” a BLM organizer said. “Anything they wanted to take, they can take it because these businesses have insurance”

“The events instantly played into the broader political dynamics of this season, in which President Trump has regularly portrayed Chicago as a poorly governed hotbed of violent crime. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, expressed fury over the violence and ordered limited access to downtown starting Monday evening.”

“I don’t care if someone decides to loot a Gucci or a Macy’s or a Nike store, because that makes sure that person eats,” Ariel Atkins, a BLM organizer, said. “That makes sure that person has clothes. That is reparations. Anything they wanted to take, they can take it because these businesses have insurance.”

Police said Sunday there is not body cam footage of this incident, but would not say why.

Whatever the reason, a crowd of hundreds had gathered near Madison Street and Karlov Avenue about noon Monday, and responding officers found themselves facing a barrage of rocks, bottles and bricks. Journalists on the scene also were targets.