The curfew comes on the heels of violent protest erupting across the city in reaction to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police officers on May 24th.
While much attention was given to establishments the Loop and River North areas of the city, looters also took their wrath out on small businesses in the neighborhoods.
For Shawndel Brown, the owner of Dream Creations, the destruction hit too close to home as police vehicles lined the street of her business on 86th and Cottage Grove.
Chicago Police took two young girls into custody for vandalizing businesses such as the DTLR, Foot Locker, and other establishments on her block steps away from her store.
And in the midst of COVID-19, with so many small businesses already struggling to stay alive, looters pretending to be protestors are simply taking their breath away!
