Chicago looting

Students of architecture worldwide will recognize the address: the Monadnock Building has been a witness to history in the south Loop since 1891. Now a new chapter of Chicago history hits home for the building, directly: as retail shops on the ground floor of the Monadnock were battered by the violent side of police protests that raged on the night…

Many organizations are asking for donations and help in clean-up efforts after windows were smashed and stores were looted across the Chicago area this weekend. Here are some ways you can help: Seeking monetary donations to fund community response efforts and purchase supplies at the direction of our community partners. https://www.chicagocares.org/ Requesting monetary donations for neighborhood clean-up efforts.  https://www.imagineenglewoodif.org/...

A South Shore grocery store is back to business as usual thanks to the community’s effort to keep looters away. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports

Hak Tong Kim watched in disbelief Sunday as City Fashion, a clothing store he opened nine years ago Bronzeville, was looted and ransacked Sunday, and he says he likely won’t reopen. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the story.

Hak Tong Kim watched in disbelief Sunday as City Fashion, a clothing store he opened nine years ago Bronzeville, was looted and ransacked Sunday. “I was so upset. I’m so sad,” said Kim, who stood in the broken window of his store for hours, a wrench in hand, pleading with looters to leave it alone. “I explain to them,...

Like so many of the businesses past and present, unrest, said Rep. LaShawn Ford, has robbed a Chicago community yet again of far more than shoes and coats and groceries. NBC 5’s Carol Marin has the story.