Burning Cross
Coverage of Burning Cross in the Nexus archive.
- Suspect charged with hate crime after burning cross found in Grant Park due in court
A man is scheduled to appear in court on hate crime charges following the discovery of a burning cross in Grant Park. The incident occurred in a public park and is being treated as a hate crime.
- Person of interest in custody in connection with burning cross in Grant Park: CPD
A person of interest is in custody in connection to a burning cross found in Grant Park, according to Chicago police.
- 1 in custody in connection with burning cross in Grant Park, Chicago police say
Chicago police have taken one person into custody in connection with a burning cross incident in Grant Park. A new photo of a person of interest fleeing the scene was released by authorities.
- Burning Cross Is Found in Downtown Chicago Park
A burning cross was discovered in a downtown Chicago park near the intersection of Balbo and Columbus Drives.
- Chicago police release photo of 'person of interest' after video shows burning cross in Grant Park
Chicago police released a photo of a 'person of interest' following a video showing a burning cross in Grant Park. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in downtown Chicago's Grant Park.
- Police are investigating a large burning cross at a Chicago park
A large burning cross was discovered in Grant Park, Chicago, prompting an investigation by police into its motive. The Chicago Fire Department extinguished the flames, and witnesses expressed shock, linking the act to historical racial violence. The Supreme Court has recognized cross burnings as hate symbols tied to the Ku Klux Klan.
- Police investigating large burning cross at Chicago's Grant Park
Police are investigating a burning cross found in Chicago's Grant Park. Video footage captured the incident in downtown Chicago's Grant Park on Tuesday afternoon.
- Police investigating large burning cross at Chicago's Grant Park
Police are investigating a large burning cross found in downtown Chicago's Grant Park. Video footage captured the incident on Tuesday afternoon.
- Police investigating large burning cross at Chicago's Grant Park
Police are investigating a large burning cross found in Chicago's Grant Park. The incident was captured on video and occurred on Tuesday afternoon in downtown Chicago.
- Police investigating large burning cross at Chicago's Grant Park
Police are investigating a large burning cross discovered in Chicago's Grant Park. A video captured the incident in downtown Chicago's Grant Park on Tuesday afternoon.
- Investigation underway after burning cross found at Grant Park
A burning cross was found at Grant Park in Chicago on Tuesday afternoon, prompting an ongoing investigation. Police reported the 'burning object' was discovered on a tree in the 600 block of South Columbus Drive within the Loop area around 2:30 p.m.
- Burning cross found in Chicago park sparks police investigation into how it got there
A burning cross was found in a Chicago park, prompting a police investigation into how it arrived there and the motive behind it. Authorities are examining the circumstances surrounding the incident.
- Police are investigating a large burning cross at a Chicago park
A large, burning cross was discovered at a Chicago park, prompting a police investigation.
- Chicago police investigating after burning cross spotted in Chicago's Grant Park: VIDEO
Chicago police are investigating after a burning cross was spotted in Grant Park, as captured in a video. The incident occurred in downtown Chicago's Grant Park on Tuesday afternoon.
- Burning Cross Discovered In Grant Park Tuesday Afternoon, Officials Say
A burning cross was discovered and extinguished in Grant Park Tuesday afternoon by the Chicago Fire Department. A witness, Keinika Carlton, reported seeing the cross and a man walking away from the site. The incident is under investigation as a potential hate crime linked to the Ku Klux Klan.