The seventh known instance of anti-immigration graffiti in two months surfaced Wednesday in a familiar location – the Metra underpass at Ridge Avenue and Lincoln Street.
The new message reads, “You can’t have a 1st world Nation with a 3rd world Population.”
Evanston Police Cmdr. Tom Guenther said a vandalism report had not been filed as of early Wednesday afternoon. The department’s daily crime bulletin for Wednesday did not include any graffiti-related incidents.
Graffiti implying a similar sentiment was spray painted at the same spot in early October.
The anti-immigration graffiti is currently under investigation by the department, which recruited a crime analyst last month to examine the incidents more closely.
At Monday’s Evanston City Council meeting, Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said the “time has come where we take (graffiti) more seriously” and suggested the city should pilot a reward program for citizens who report offenders.
Steve Griffin, community and economic director, told Rainey he would discuss her proposal with EPD Chief Richard Eddington.
