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Chicago Halts Construction on Developments in Business District After Looting

After a Weekend of Violence, City Moves to Inspect Damaged Buildings and Clean Up Streets

Workers in Chicago scrambled to board up stores, such as the Nike flagship on Michigan Avenue which was looted after peaceful protests turned into mayhem over the weekend. (Taylor Truman)
Workers in Chicago scrambled to board up stores, such as the Nike flagship on Michigan Avenue which was looted after peaceful protests turned into mayhem over the weekend. (Taylor Truman)

Construction on many of Chicago’s biggest commercial real estate developments is ordered to halt after the city locked down a perimeter around its central business district to ward off looters who ravaged parts of the downtown over the weekend as cities across the country assessed damage from violence sparked by the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.

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