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CBS News
28-07-2025
- CBS News
Chicago man charged with spray-painting anti-immigrant, antisemitic graffiti in Little Village
Chicago police charged a man who they said spray-painted anti-immigrant, antisemitic graffiti in Little Village earlier this month. Officers arrested Philip Dominguez, 38, of Chicago, on Saturday afternoon in the 2400 block of South Springfield Avenue. He was charged with five felony counts of hate crime/property, one felony count of criminal damage to property between $500 and $10,000, and five misdemeanor counts of criminal damage less than $500. Police said Dominguez was identified as the suspect who allegedly defaced multiple properties within the Little Village on July 19 and 20, in the 2700 block of West Cermak and the 2500 block of South Central Park. One of the vandalized properties included the Latinos Progresando Community Center, which provides services including immigration legal services and wellness programs. Dominguez is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. The video above is from an earlier report.
Chicago Tribune
27-07-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Suspect in ‘ICE rules' vandalism in Little Village in custody, police say
A 38-year-old man was in custody Sunday for allegedly spray painting three buildings in Little Village with swastikas and 'ICE rules' graffiti, police sources said. The man turned himself in to authorities after he saw still surveillance images of himself in media reports related to the graffiti, a police source said. The man does not have a previous criminal record in Illinois, according to his arrest report. Owners of the grocery store La Fruteria and the staff at two community organizations in the predominantly Mexican neighborhood found their buildings vandalized between July 19 and July 20. Police released images and a description of the suspect late Friday night. Surveillance cameras showed he had short black hair and wore a black T-shirt with four squared logos on the front, blue denim pants and black gym shoes with white soles, police said. One of the buildings vandalized belonged to the nonprofit Latinos Progresando, which provides community services including legal services and education on immigration matters. Chief Programs Officer Nubia Willman said their CEO contacted police to document the crime and then they washed off the swastika as soon as they could Saturday morning. 'There is a purpose when you use a swastika. That is a specific symbol with an intent to create intimidation and fear,' Willman said. 'Our immigrant community, our Mexican community, Latino community, has really been targeted lately. And so to come to a predominantly Mexican neighborhood and graffiti with a criminal or hate symbol, you can't really do anything but assume an intent to create fear.' Police Department representatives said Sunday the investigation into the man was still underway.
CBS News
20-07-2025
- CBS News
Vandal targets multiple buildings including community center in Little Village
Chicago police are searching for the person who vandalized multiple buildings with hateful messages, including a community center, in the Little Village neighborhood early Friday morning. Police said three buildings were vandalized in the 2700 block of West Cermak Road, one of which was the Latinos Progresando Community Center. A fourth was vandalized in the 2500 block of South Central Park Avenue, all happening around midnight. The person used spray paint on the outside walls of the buildings, according to police. In a post on social media, Latinos Progresando said the person spray-painted a swastika on their front door along with at least four other entities that are based in and provide services for the Mexican community. The organization, which provides services including immigration legal services and wellness programs, responded to the actions, saying in part, "Latinos Progresando will not back away from our values or be deterred from our work because of this heinous criminal act. We are not going anywhere." A description of the suspect was not released, and no further information was available. Area 4 detectives are investigating.
