1 in custody in connection with burning cross in Grant Park, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A person of interest is in custody in connection with a burning cross found in Grant Park last week, Chicago police said.

A Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said firefighters responded to the fire off Columbus and Balbo drives at 2:30 p.m. Firefighters extinguished the flames. Chicago police released photos of a "person of interest" seen allegedly fleeing the scene.

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Police had released images of a person if interest. Tuesday morning, police said a person of interest is in custody.

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The burning cross is widely considered to be a symbol of racist hatred.

Rev. Michael L. Pfleger said the Faith Community of Saint Sabina will offer $10,000 for information leading to an arrest.

"This was so premeditated. You made this cross somewhere. You carried it, you got it downtown. You put it in one of the most visible spots in Chicago and then you set it afire," Pfleger said. "This is a decades-old symbol of hate and supremacy and the Ku Klux Klan. This is their symbol."