Chicago man gets 26 months in prison for torching CTA van during George Floyd protest Lamar Taylor has served 22 months while awaiting trial and is likely to be released soon. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2022
Man who torched CTA van in 2020 summer rioting gets 3-plus years A judge sentences Denzal Stewart to 3 years and 9 months for conspiracy to commit arson and civil disorder. Stewart and two others set fire to a CTA van on State Street. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 21, 2022
‘On my way to protest for a Rolex’: Chicago man admits setting fire to CTA van amid 2020 riots The feds pointed to a video Lamar Taylor posted on Facebook Live on his way downtown on May 30, 2020, in which Taylor made “air quotes” with his hands as he said he was on his way to “protest.” Chicago Sun-Times · May 24, 2022
Florida’s pension fund is stuck holding $300 million in Russian investments A $300 million slice of Florida’s nearly $200 billion public pension portfolio is invested in Russian companies, even as the pariah nation faces mounting accusations of genocide and other war crimes in Ukraine. Orlando Sentinel · Apr 5, 2022