According to Ferguson’s report, Mayor Lori Lightfoot told the inspector general’s office, “(T)his was clearly a concerted effort to bring chaos to our cities. Who were these people? … (T)his was a conspiracy, sophisticated, paid for and promoted by someone in multiple cities across the country at the same time. That’s not a coincidence.”
City watchdog’s harsh report on Chicago police handling of George Floyd protests draws strong reactions: ‘This is something structural to policing.’
