Homeless Woman Pleads Guilty To Torching Books

I guess this is more of a “Who Did It” than a “who dunnit?” A homeless woman pleaded guilty Friday to setting fire to books in the gay/lesbian and African-American sections of a Chicago Public Library facility in the Lake View neighborhood, for which she was sentenced to 94 days in jail, then released for time served.

Erica Graham, in her early 20s, homeless with a last known address in the 3100 block of North Broadway, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted aggravated arson, according to Cook County State’s Attorney General’s office spokesman Andy Conklin.

Cook County Criminal Court Associate Judge Dennis J. Porter also ordered her to serve 24 months on probation and fined Graham $545, according to Conklin.