SCW NEWSWATCH: "Threat Of More Looting Leads To Concerns Of Downtown Chicago Exodus" - CBS Chicago 8.21.20

"With the last effects of Chicago’s looting sprees, it’s a tense time near the Loop and the Magnificent Mile ... for ... businesses that were hit[,] ... also for everyone who lives and works in the city. Now more problems could lead people to leave .... The ... Second Ward alderman said ... many people are on the edge and poised to leave, but it wouldn’t mean just empty units or storefronts. A mass exodus could gut Chicago’s tax base, causing a citywide ripple effect. ... [O]nto the Mag Mile ... you’ll notice .... Chicago police cars ... everywhere — blue lights flashing[,] [s]tores ... boarded up. ..."

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