The Chicago Sun-Times has an update on the fascist movement in Chicago:
Facing criticism he overstepped his authority, Ald. Jim Balcer (11th) Tuesday continued to defend his decision to order the city's Graffiti Blasters to paint over the mural in Bridgeport last week.You'll want to read the whole article: to Mayor Daley it's no big deal to destroy private property.
Balcer said the mural --which included a skull, an R.I.P. sign, a dead deer and Chicago Police surveillance cameras -- was "a threat to the community."
"Everything in it was death," Balcer said.
Balcer said the mural could have created a "gang problem," although he couldn't point to anything specifically that suggested the mural featured gang themes.
"I can't answer that," he said. "I don't know what all the gang affiliations are."
