Overview

• The pattern began on June 23 and has grown to seven reported incidents through July 22 across Hyde Park.
• Vandals affixed stickers and sprayed graffiti bearing anti-Jewish phrases on mailboxes, stop signs, Amazon lockers and an emergency bell.
• The CPD issued its first crime alert on July 21 before expanding the notice on July 24 as the vandalism continued.
• Official hate crime designation enables specialized investigative resources and broadens city oversight of anti-Semitic bias.
• Investigators urge anyone with information to contact Area One detectives at 312-747-8380.