cBased on Obama Presidential Center In Chicago after a disturbing discovery there: A hang rope may have been left behind.
Construction stopped, according to the organization in charge of it, Lakeside Alliancebecause “a hate act was detected at the project site”.
Chicago Police They are investigating after a CPD officer was seen on Thursday afternoon leaving a construction site with what appeared to be a plastic bag holding a rope.
mayor Lori Lightfoot “There is no place for racism and racist symbols in Chicago,” he said. Governor JB Pritzkerwho had just been re-elected, denounced the crime and vowed to ensure that Illinois “will provide all necessary resources to help apprehend the perpetrators.”
Obama Foundation Statement
The incident was described as “shameful” and “a cowardly and hateful act… designed to attract attention and divide us” by Obama Foundation.
The Obama Presidential Center, due to open in three years, will contain a library, activity center, park, forum, and museum, among other amenities.
A $100,000 prize is being offered by the Lakeside Alliance, a group of four minority-owned companies, in an effort to identify people guilty of what it calls a “shameful act.”
.
[ad_2]
