Chicago police confirmed to NBC Chicago Tuesday morning that a person of interest in connection with the cross found burning in Grant Park was in custody.⁠ University of Illinois Chicago senior Merlin Lu said he knew the implications of a burning cross and had placed a MAGA hat atop the cross, explaining his motivation was to protest Trump administration injustice - not something racist.⁠ ⁠ A burning cross in Grant Park last Tuesday - the century-old flaming symbol of racism and hatred.⁠ ⁠ For nearly a week, Chicago police and the FBI have been trying to identify the man who was suspected of setting up the cross and torching it.⁠ ⁠ NBC 5 Investigates has identified a 21-year-old college senior who said he is the person in the photo released by police and who described what he did and why.⁠ ⁠ The young shirtless man running from a burning cross in Grant Park had been a nameless person of interest in a Chicago police arson investigation and subject of a possible FBI hate crime case. NBC...