A Cicero man was in custody Tuesday on charges that he burned down a Walgreens in the West Lawn neighborhood.
Jose Valdovinos, 32, was charged with arson, on allegations of “maliciously damaging and destroying” the building at 4000 W. 59th St. on Monday, June 1, 2020. The address belongs to a Walgreens store. An indictment against him was returned last month by a grand jury.
Valdovinos was arrested on Monday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. While the indictment and a news released do not provide any further details, published reports said the Walgreens was set on fire after being looted in the days of civil unrest in Chicago in late May and early June 2020.
Chicago Police last year released surveillance video of three men going through the Walgreens with hand trucks and apparently looting it before the fire was set.