{"id":2653,"date":"2026-06-11T23:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/chicago-police-investigating-burning-cross-in-grant-park\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T23:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:01:32","slug":"chicago-police-investigating-burning-cross-in-grant-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/chicago-police-investigating-burning-cross-in-grant-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago police investigating burning cross in Grant Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p>A burning cross seen in Chicago\u2019s Grant Park Tuesday afternoon sparked outrage among some locals, who recognized the historic symbol of hate and racism bluntly placed in a public, high-traffic space.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/ahead-of-expected-transit-fare-hikes-mts-agrees-to-freeze-fares-for-many-low-income-riders\/\">Ahead of expected transit fare hikes, MTS agrees to freeze fares for many low-income riders<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police officers responded around 2:30 p.m. to the downtown park, where the wooden cross was burning, according to the Chicago Police Department. Officers extinguished the fire and an investigation is underway, police said. CPD released an image Wednesday afternoon of a man wearing black pants who was observed leaving the scene.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Chicago Police Department released a photo of a person...\" class=\"wp-image-2650\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bd2661b73e1be05f5d8e6e22c3f58428-938x1024.webp\" width=\"938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bd2661b73e1be05f5d8e6e22c3f58428-938x1024.webp 938w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bd2661b73e1be05f5d8e6e22c3f58428-275x300.webp 275w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bd2661b73e1be05f5d8e6e22c3f58428-768x838.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bd2661b73e1be05f5d8e6e22c3f58428.webp 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>The Chicago Police Department released a photo of a person of interest after a wooden cross was set on fire in Grant Park on  June 9, 2026. The individual was observed leaving the scene where the cross was constructed and lit on fire in the 600 block of S. Columbus Drive. (CPD)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A frame grab from a video taken by Keinika Carlton...\" class=\"wp-image-2651\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/95248a05eb22180cdf240e1b77a29182-576x1024.webp\" width=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/95248a05eb22180cdf240e1b77a29182-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/95248a05eb22180cdf240e1b77a29182-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/95248a05eb22180cdf240e1b77a29182.webp 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A frame grab from a video taken by Keinika Carlton shows a wooden cross engulfed in flames near Columbus and Balbo drives in Chicago\u2019s Grant Park on June 9, 2026. (Keinika Carlton)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A slightly charred tree in Grant Park on June 10,...\" class=\"wp-image-2652\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf61bd48041e131ae43b97a9c40d9bb4-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf61bd48041e131ae43b97a9c40d9bb4-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf61bd48041e131ae43b97a9c40d9bb4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf61bd48041e131ae43b97a9c40d9bb4-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf61bd48041e131ae43b97a9c40d9bb4-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf61bd48041e131ae43b97a9c40d9bb4-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf61bd48041e131ae43b97a9c40d9bb4.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A slightly charred tree in Grant Park on June 10, 2026, where the Chicago Fire Department extinguished a burning cross on Tuesday afternoon. (Antonio Perez\/Chicago Tribune)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The burning cross was visible from South Columbus Drive, according to Keinika Carlton, 43, who saw the fire as she was driving along Columbus with her daughter and mother-in-law. Carlton recorded the cross burning in a short clip as she passed and later posted it on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Shallow flames spilled off the wooden cross, which was propped up against a tree next to the sidewalk. Carlton, a Hyde Park local, said the burning cross seemed to be an intentional symbol of hate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_SC0vL_lxCg?feature=oembed\" title=\"Burning cross found in Chicago's Grant Park\" width=\"422\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an eerily controlled fire,\u201d Carlton said. \u201cIt didn\u2019t spread like you think it would. It didn\u2019t go ablaze.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she saw the cross burning, Carlton said she immediately recognized it as a symbol of hate, often associated with white supremacy. It was one of the most prominent hate symbols used by the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1900s, according to the Anti-Defamation League.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was a lot of emotions immediately, because this is definitely an image I am very familiar with as a Black American,\u201d Carlton said. \u201cI know this is something that my grandparents\u2019 generation and great-grandparents had to deal with in the South.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlton\u2019s image of the cross burning took social media by storm, drawing responses from figures including Gov. JB Pritzker, who said in a post Wednesday on X that \u201chate has no home here in Illinois.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/newsom-commits-46m-to-tijuana-river-sewage-and-pollution-cleanup\/\">Newsom commits $46M to Tijuana River sewage and pollution cleanup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis symbol has one purpose: to stir up intimidation and terror,\u201d Pritzker wrote. \u201cWe will not be silent \u2014 those responsible must be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHate has no place in our city,\u201d Mayor Brandon Johnson\u2019s office said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. \u201cEvery Chicagoan deserves to feel safe, protected, and respected while going about their day or enjoying our public spaces. We will continue working across City government to uphold that standard and ensure Chicago remains a welcoming, inclusive, and safe place for all.\u201d<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The prominent location of the cross and the time the fire was found make this incident like nothing that Nicolas Paul, president of the DuSable Heritage Association, has seen before or recognizes from Chicago\u2019s history, he said. Paul called the burning cross \u201cdisturbing\u201d and \u201cout of nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul hopes that all Chicagoans take a moment to learn the meaning of a burning cross, as well as understand Chicago\u2019s history of being a city of immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChicago is a melting pot where they welcome everyone,\u201d Paul said. \u201cI hope whoever is behind that gets a history lesson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham is offering a $10,000 reward to help find the perpetrator. The money is from a private fund donated by the congregation and individuals outside of the church, according to Pfleger. \n<p>\u201cI think we need to handle it just like we do a swastika,\u201d Pfleger said. \u201cThis is a hate crime because it is a symbol of hate. If the police do not have a person of interest, we are going to put up a $10,000 reward from our reward fund to have the person or persons involved arrested and charged with a hate crime.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/grocery-retail-center-adjacent-to-parkway-plaza-sold-for-31-5-million-as-city-pushes-to-acquire-mall\/\">Grocery retail center adjacent to Parkway Plaza sold for $31.5 million as city pushes to acquire mall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No arrests had been made as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Chicago police.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI think we need to handle it just like we do a swastika,\u201d said the Rev. 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