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In what appears to be a widespread, coordinated attack, dozens of stores, banks and other businesses were broken into across downtown Chicago overnight. The looting spread from the Loop, up to the Near North Side.
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
Anyone know what Lightfoot meant when she said ‘vigilantes’? I only see armed looters.
I support the Bridgeport men and would contribute to a go fund me in their honor if any were arrested.
Now you have lightfoot & brown hosting news conference blasting incomptetent foxx and evans for not prosecuting the black looters. Interesting that when its black folks looting downtown the fairweather libs want the ghetto mob locked up but when its mostly white hippster kids throwing fireworks & rocks at cops trying to protect Columbus statue, public property then thats “the good trouble”–and we don’t want to lockup the upper income suburban tranplant white hippster kid doing his rebel agaist daddy thing. Because those are the young folks the city so desperately needs. https://abc7chicago.com/live-mayor-lightfoot-cpd-address-overnight-looting-in-chicago/6363471/
Abe is rolling over in his grave. Change your plates to Land of Pritzker.
Get out while the getting is (somewhat) good. Trust me, your quality of life will be so much better.
But, Lightfoot is threatening to close the Lakefront again… Argh… Why do I live here?
How many well-off millennials looted?
This was 100% predictable once you elected that Communist lesbian.
You would have to be an absolute fool to conduct new business in Chicago or the rest of Illinois.
BlackLivesMatter. This is what they really are. These are their reparations.
Church restrictions, leisure restrictions, No police support, looting, destruction it’s all yours for the taking.
Criminal charges need to start at the top.
The time is now to start making plans with your neighbors how you are going to protect your neighborhood when these animals come marching in to loot your homes, that includes the suburbs.
Nice city Lori.