CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday he is willing to consider changes to Illinois’ SAFE-T Act after a man with a lengthy criminal record was charged with setting a passenger on fire aboard a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train.
The attack occurred on November 17th, when authorities say 50-year-old Lawrence Reed doused a 26-year-old woman with gasoline and ignited her. The victim remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Federal prosecutors charged Reed with committing a terrorist attack against a mass transportation system, a rare charge that carries a potential life sentence. Court records show Reed has been arrested dozens of times over the past two decades…