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Chicago Police Union Wants Feds To Charge Looters Who Trashed City’s ‘Magnificent Mile’

Emily Zanotti
Chicago Police Union Wants Feds To Charge Looters Who Trashed City’s ‘Magnificent Mile’
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Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police sent a letter to the United States Attorney’s office late last week asking the federal government to consider charging dozens of looters and rioters who caused an estimated $60 million in damages to the city’s “Magnificent Mile” shopping district, amid concerns that the Cook County State’s Attorney, Kim Foxx, will not follow through on threats to prosecute.

Chicago’s CBS affiliate reports that Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara sent a personal request to U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., asking Lausch to consider levying federal charges against those who participated in the unrest.

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