A 21-year-old homeless woman was charged Wednesday with setting a fire in the gay and lesbian section of a Chicago Public Library branch in the Lake View neighborhood, but officials insist the incident was not a hate crime. Erica Graham was charged with one count of attempted aggravated arson, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.
She was expected in court today, when a possible motive may be revealed.
The fire last week at the John M. Merlo library branch damaged 90 books in the gay and lesbian section and 10 books in the African-American section.
