Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A large, burning cross was discovered at a Chicago ...

The flames from the cross burning in the middle of Grant Park were visible to anyone driving or walking down Columbus Drive.

Police in Chicago say a person is in custody in an investigation of a large cross set on fire in a well-known park.

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway on Wednesday morning after police say a burning cross was found at Grant Park on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, the “burning object” was found resting ...

Police in Chicago are investigating how a 6-foot burning cross came to be in a park in the downtown section of the city on Tuesday. A viral video taken by a driver showed the cross, long associated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A suspect is now facing charges, including multiple counts of hate crime and arson, for burning a cross in Grant Park last week.

Chicago police on Wednesday released a surveillance image of someone they said was spotted fleeing the scene as a cross burned in Grant Park.

Merlin Lu, 21, faces two counts of felony hate crime, as well as felony charges for arson and damage to property, police said. That’s in addition to misdemeanor charges for reckless conduct, criminal ...

A Chicago college student claims he burned a cross in a popular park to protest Donald Trump and MAGA, not as a racist hate crime statement.

A large burning cross — a historic symbol of hate and intimidation against Black Americans — was discovered in a Chicago park where former President Barack Obama famously delivered his acceptance ...