Construction sign displaying anti-Riot Fest messages appears near Douglass Park, echoing local frustrations

A digital sign near Douglass Park is displaying anti-Riot Fest messages as cleanup efforts at the park continue past the scheduled reopening date.
A traffic sign stationed near Douglass Park is displaying anti-Riot Fest messages on the day the park was originally supposed to be cleaned and reopened to the public.The digital sign sat in the grassy area in the 2900 block of South Marshall Boulevard, just north of West Cermak Road and a few blocks south of where the entrance to the park was cordoned off by gates as cleanup extended to Tuesday. The latch to the computer that controlled the sign sat undone while the messages saying, "Pro riot,…
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