CHICAGO — Widespread street takeovers plagued the city’s Far South Side over the weekend, clogging up traffic as crowds gathered to watch drivers spin donuts in major intersections.
One scene turned violent when a takeover participant threw a large firework that exploded inside a man’s SUV and set the vehicle ablaze. In another incident, two bystanders were struck by a sports car as it spun donuts.
The heaviest activity occurred early Sunday morning along the south and southeast city limits…