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Chicago mayor obliterated by ActBlue strategist over 'absolutely insane' response to woman set on fire on train

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CARLOS GARCIA

NOVEMBER 20, 2025

The mayor called it an 'isolated incident' and would not comment on the suspect's criminal past. 

The horrific attack on a woman on a public train in Chicago has garnered angry responses from many — but the Democratic mayor was not one of them.

The 26-year-old victim is in critical condition after a man doused her with a liquid at about 9:30 on Monday night and then lit her on fire on the CTA Blue Line train. The man fled from the scene, and police later arrested 50-year-old Lawrence Reed as a suspect.