Suspect Arrested in Chicago Park Flaming Cross w/ Obligatory MAGA Hat Incident

Beege Welborn· Jun 16, 2026 · 9:20 PM UTC ·5 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 37 views

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Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Someone, in broad daylight, dragged a seven-foot cross across Chicago, leaned it up against something in Grant Park, and lit it off. And the moral preening.🚨BREAKING: Someone dragged a cross into downtown Chicago… and lit it on fire in Grant Park.And since some people seem determined to rewrite American history, here’s a reminder of what that means.The KKK burned crosses for a reason… it was racial terrorism. We’ve watched masked agents terrorize communities while people cheer it on.

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▪And the moral preening.🚨BREAKING: Someone dragged a cross into downtown Chicago… and lit it on fire in Grant Park.And since some people seem determined to rewrite American history, here’s a reminder of what that means.The KKK burned crosse
▪We’ve watched masked agents terrorize communities while people cheer it on.

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Suspect Arrested in Chicago Park Flaming Cross w/ Obligatory MAGA Hat Incident Beege Welborn 5:20 PM | June 16, 2026 Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP What is it with Chicago and the horse poopy stories?Just wanted to get the word out that they'd arrested someone after an intensive search.So, lemme set the stage here in case you hadn't heard about this latest racist outrage and been shocked and horrified. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Someone, in broad daylight, dragged a seven-foot cross across Chicago, leaned it up against something in Grant Park, and lit it off.

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