{"id":659,"date":"2026-06-16T20:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newslive.com\/?p=659"},"modified":"2026-06-16T20:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:39:07","slug":"a-person-is-in-custody-in-a-chicago-cross-burning-investigation-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1newslive.com\/?p=659","title":{"rendered":"A person is in custody in a Chicago cross burning investigation, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">CHICAGO &#8212; <\/span>A person is in custody in an investigation of a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cross-burning-chicago-fire-department-e61c932c3633516f55e32da3fd294dec\">large cross set on fire<\/a> in a well-known Chicago park, police said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The burning cross was discovered June 9 in Grant Park, where Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech when he was elected the nation\u2019s first Black president in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 21-year-old college student <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/person-of-interest-in-grant-park-cross-burning-incident-in-custody-police-say\/3949302\/\">told WMAQ-TV<\/a> that he was the shirtless person in an image distributed by police when they were looking for a suspect. But police did not immediately say Tuesday if he&#8217;s the person in custody. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The man said he protesting President Donald Trump and not making a racist statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cI did know about this historical relevance beforehand. But I didn\u2019t know the severity, how racially motivated it may seem from what I did,\u201d the man told the TV station. \u201cCause my protest has nothing to do with race, nothing to do with gender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Cross burnings in the U.S. have historically been seen as symbols of hate and intimidation against Black people and have often been connected to the Ku Klux Klan. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Chicago Police Department&#8217;s communications office confirmed that a person was in custody in connection with the case, but no other details were released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The man interviewed on WMAQ said he was protesting the \u201cruling class\u201d and Christian nationalists who support Trump. He said he put a red MAGA hat on the cross.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/wireStory\/person-custody-chicago-cross-burning-investigation-police-133934809\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO &#8212; A person is in custody in an investigation of a large cross set on fire in a well-known Chicago park, police said Tuesday. The burning cross was discovered June 9 in Grant Park, where Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech when he was elected the nation\u2019s first Black president in 2008. 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