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Window displaying Palestinian flag, sign for ceasefire damaged at bookstore on Chicago's North Side

Chicago bookstore with Palestinian flag in window vandalized
Chicago bookstore with Palestinian flag in window vandalized 00:20

CHICAGO (CBS) – A window was left damaged at a bookstore on the city's North Side Wednesday morning.

It happened around 6 a.m. at the Women and Children First bookstore, located at 5233 N. Clark St. in the Andersonville neighborhood

Chicago police said an unknown number of people broke the window – classifying it as criminal damage to property.

No injuries were reported.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the store said the window displayed a Palestinian flag with a sign calling for a ceasefire.

No arrests were made.

Area Three detectives were investigating. 

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