Downtown Chicago's expressways and bridges reopen as business owners and emergency workers rushed to recover in the wake of widespread looting and violence.
City officials had placed the area on lockdown, restricting access to residents and business owners, following hours of looting and vandalism that damaged businesses and resulted in more than 100 arrests, according to police.
Police officers struggle with a suspected looter in Nordstrom. Looters broke into downtown shops in the early hours of the morning, Chicago, Aug 10, 2020. Lightfoot said this week's criminal activity had nothing to do with"legitimate" organized protests and described it as"an assault on our city.” Lightfoot has repeatedly knocked down calls for federal intervention.
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