Person in custody in Chicago cross burning investigation after college student, 21, claimed responsibility (opens original article in a new tab)

A person is in custody after a cross was burned in Chicago's Grant Park, with a 21-year-old student claiming responsibility for protesting Trump, not racial hatred.

• A person of interest is in custody after a cross was burned in Chicago's Grant Park.
• A 21-year-old college student claimed responsibility, stating his protest was against Donald Trump, not racial hatred.
• Cross burnings in the U.S. are historically associated with hate groups like the KKK.