Overview
- A device detonated near Ald. Byron Sigcho‑Lopez’s Pilsen home early Saturday and shattered a first‑floor window while he and his three children were inside, with no injuries reported.
- The 25th Ward office released surveillance video that shows two men in an SUV, one stepping out to light the device and the vehicle leaving immediately before the explosion.
- Chicago police described the item as a suspected firework and said Bomb and Arson Unit and Area 3 detectives are investigating the scene.
- Reporters who reviewed CPD dispatch logs found no immediate police dispatch at the time of the blast and say the department first learned of the incident about nine hours later, a gap that has drawn public criticism.
- Sigcho‑Lopez is a 25th Ward alderman running an independent congressional campaign, local officials have called the incident an act of political violence, and investigators say forensic results and any leads from the video will determine motive and next steps.