August 13, 2020 Chicago Black Lives Matter organizer who called looting 'reparations' dismisses peaceful protesting The Chicago Black Lives Matter organizer who justified looting as “reparation” has doubled down — insisting this week that even calling someone a criminal is “based on racism.”
August 11, 2020 Black Lives Matter Chicago co-founder says looting steps on message; condemns Mayor Lightfoot's inaction Black Lives Matter Chicago co-founder Aislinn Pulley says the recent looting in Chicago undercuts the message the organization is trying to convey
August 11, 2020 Could Kanye even theoretically win? Missed ballot deadlines seem to erase any path Kanye West's bizarre bid for the White House has hit a major roadblock -- if his goal was ever to become president, rather than play spoiler against Joe Biden.
August 11, 2020 Derecho in Midwest traveled 770 miles in 14 hours, flipped trucks and smashed a grain elevator The wicked winds of a rare derecho roared hundreds of miles across the Midwest on Monday, flipping vehicles, killing at least one woman, and leaving over a million without power.
August 11, 2020 Black Lives Matter holds rally in Chicago to support those arrested after looting, unrest Black Lives Matter members in Chicago held a rally on Monday to support the more than 100 arrested last night following widespread looting and rioting that caused at least $60 million in property damage and saw 13 police officers injured, according to a report.
August 10, 2020 Chicago Mayor Lightfoot pushes back against question about rioters being encouraged by 'lack of consequences' Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday pushed back after a reporter questioned whether rioters and looters who caused more than $60 million in property damage overnight had been emboldened by the “lack of consequences” during summer rioting in the city after the police custody death of George Floyd.
August 10, 2020 Chicago raises bridges, restricts downtown access to try and prevent more rioting Chicago restricted downtown access by raising its bridges early Monday after a night of widespread looting and rioting that led to more the 100 people arrested and at least 13 police officers injured.
August 10, 2020 Widespread looting in Chicago caught on video after police-involved shooting Videos circulating online show widespread looting and clashes with police across Chicago’s Magnificent Mile shopping district early Monday, sparked by a police-involved shooting hours earlier that left a young male wounded.
August 10, 2020 Chicago looting videos spread on social media: See the footage Videos currently circulating on social media purportedly show the widespread looting that happened in Chicago overnight following a police-involved shooting in the city Sunday.
August 10, 2020 What is Chicago's Magnificent Mile? Hundreds of people smashed store windows, stole merchandise and clashed with police early Monday in Chicago's Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of the city's downtown.