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Chicago’s ‘Walking Man’ lit on fire
overnight, suffers burns to half his body
during second brutal attack in 6 years: police

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Posted By: AltaD, 5/25/2022 4:15:09 PM

A 75-year-old man known affectionately to Chicagoans as the “Walking Man,” was in critical condition early Wednesday after someone doused him in flammable liquid and lit him on fire as he lay on the ground overnight on Lower Wacker Drive, according to Chicago police. Joseph Kromelis, who once told the Tribune he “roams as a way of life,” had been resting when a man he didn’t know came up to him in the 400 block of North Lower Wabash Avenue about 2:50 a.m., police said. The stranger “then proceeded to ignite the victim before fleeing the scene,”(Snip) Kromelis once joked: “I’m like the Kardashians — I’m famous for doing nothing.”

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Harmless man sadistically attacked.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Mizz Fixxit 5/25/2022 4:30:22 PM (No. 1166087)
FTA: The attacker, who is wanted on suspicion of aggravated battery and arson, took off running west after setting the man on fire. In Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago, dousing someone with a flammable and then lighting him on fire is not attempted murder. If this man dies, the perp deserves a 1st Degree murder charge, and life in prison with no parole.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Maggie2u 5/25/2022 4:45:42 PM (No. 1166095)
This is really sad. It's the same mindset of the person who murdered the children yesterday. No reason, just blind outrageous hate against the helpless and innocent. There was a gentleman in my neighborhood that was much like this guy, except he stayed in his car. Everyone called him the Maverick Man. The car, a Maverick, never moved, he parked it in an auto parts parking lot and when needed went across the street to a Krogers to use the restroom and wash up. He bothered no one and no one bothered him. If I remember correctly he was a fixture in Shoreline for almost 20 years. People brought him food on Holidays and lots of time men would just stop by his car to chat with him. About 12 years ago he had a stroke while in the grocery store and was taken to a local hospital where he died a few days later.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Luandir 5/25/2022 4:50:07 PM (No. 1166098)
"No description of the attacker had been posted." Let me guess.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: DVC 5/25/2022 5:08:15 PM (No. 1166109)
I bet I can give the description of the vicious perp.....std description #1, is by far most likely.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: bgarrett 5/25/2022 5:56:10 PM (No. 1166152)
2:50 A.M. Dont go stupid places where stupid people are at STUPID TIME OF DAY
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Reply 6 - Posted by: rochow 5/25/2022 6:33:07 PM (No. 1166192)
Don't have any empathy for people living in Chicago any longer. This piece of mayor trash needs to be thrown out of office; emergency election held to put someone else in office. Other than dishing a pack of lies this dame is totally unable to discharge her duties as mayor. For some reason I can't believe it's one of my Amish friends who lit up the victim.
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