The Brief
- Gov. JB Pritzker issued a statement about a photo he took with a man later charged in a fatal smash-and-grab burglary crash.
- The man, Kellen McMiller, was wearing a “peacekeeper” uniform at a state-backed anti-violence event.
- The photo has been scrubbed from Pritzker’s website and Google.
CHICAGO – Controversy is brewing following a report that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration scrubbed from a state website a photo of the governor and a man now charged in connection with a deadly Chicago crash stemming from a smash-and-grab burglary on the Magnificent Mile last week.
What we know:
CWB Chicago first reported that 35-year-old Kellen McMiller, now accused of murder in the Sept. 11 burglary and deadly crash, posed for a one-on-one photo with Pritzker at a South Side event on Sept. 5 highlighting “peacekeepers” who work in community violence prevention. McMiller wore the group’s uniform as he stood next to the governor.…