Large burning cross found at Chicago park

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A large, burning cross was discovered at a Chicago park on Tuesday afternoon, and police said they are investigating how it ended up there and the motive behind it. Video taken by a motorist shows the wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames as it leans against a tree in Grant Park, a popular area near Lake Michigan. The Chicago Fire Department confirmed the flaming object was a cross, and said officials put out the fire. Chicago Police said there were no reports of injuries and that they are investigating the motive and circumstances around the “object on fire.” Keinika Carlton, 43, was driving home from running errands with her daughter and mother-in-law when they saw the cross on fire. She said she felt a combination of shock, sadness, disgust, as well as curiosity. “Is this a racial thing? Is this a religious thing?” she said. “As Black women, of course, our first thought is racial, because burning crosses are known to be used as a tactic, an act of violence toward Black Americans in the South.”

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0 +1 tommix1 1 month ago

Police issued a BOLO for a southern maaaaan.

3 +1 0falcon0 1 month ago

rubbish, just someone tryna keep warm

3 +1 faceofdeath 1 month ago

it's 2026 and we burning crosses. LOL. yeah. it's 2026 and your people burning down cities. stupid baboon

2 +1 Gutshot 1 month ago

Free Speech

14 +1 L.X 1 month ago

100% this was done by a black person.

2 +1 JobyFluorine 1 month ago

It's not a cross burning. It's a cross lighting.

1 +1 MisterProgneto 1 month ago

I grew up in the South and I've never really understood the significance of a cross lighting. Never seen one either. Can someone flll me in?

3 +1 JobyFluorine 1 month ago

@MisterProgneto It's a hard rabbit hole to dive down, mostly because there is so much anti-white rhetoric that pops up during a websearch, but it's supposed to draw attention to the cross and Christ's glory, or some such shit.