Amid speculation that Kyle Rittenhouse could be
acquitted of the most serious charges against him, Chicago appears to be bracing for riots that could accompany such a verdict.
Rittenhouse faces six charges, including two counts of first-degree homicide, in the shootings of three men, two fatally, last August amid rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The 18-year-old from Antioch, Illinois has said he acted in self-defense.
The conduct of Judge Bruce Schroeder has raised the hackles of the family of Jacob Blake, whose
police shooting last year triggered the rioting that drew Rittenhouse to Kenosha, according to
The Washington Post.