Looting, Arson, Attempted Home Invasions Mar McKinley Park Neighborhood
Employees clean up broken glass in front of the Jewel-Osco grocery store at 3644 S. Archer Ave. on the morning of Monday, June 1, 2020, after looters broke in and raided the liquor department the night before.
Incidents of crime related to civic unrest tied to the protests of the Minneapolis police slaying of George Floyd have resulted in looted stores, arson and attempted home invasions in the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago.
- Looted stores in the McKinley Park neighborhood clean up after break-ins and vandalism the night before.
- Local residents foil attempted serial home invasions early in the morning of Monday, June 1.
- Local looting and break-ins are part of civic unrest tied to protests of the Minneapolis police slaying of George Floyd.
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Neighborhood Journalism Gets Boost From Grant Funding
Grants from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and the Chicago Headline Club will power local journalism for the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Justin Kerr, publisher of the McKinley Park News. Each grant will go directly toward funding news coverage of McKinley Park and new journalism initiatives to support the community, Kerr said.
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