Esteban Rodriguez, candidate for Cicero town president, claims home and campaign office vandalized with rocks; rivals suggest it is a political ploy.

CICERO, Ill. (WLS) — Video shows rocks being thrown at the home of a political candidate Friday in Cicero.

The Cicero town president candidate, Esteban Rodriguez, said it wasn’t the only stop the vandals made.

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Rodriguez told ABC7 that rocks were thrown at his home window, and the same incident occurred at his campaign office. He believes it is a form of political intimidation.

“We heard this loud bang,” Rodriguez said. “It really sounded kind of like a small explosion.”

Rodriguez stated that he and his wife discovered shattered glass after their surveillance camera captured someone throwing a rock at their living room window.

“We’re living in the community where that type of intimidation, that type of fear mongering and tactics is very prevalent,” Rodriguez said.

The candidate running for Cicero town president said within the hour, the same thing happened at his campaign office, Friday morning.

“It’s the candidacy, and there’s a political arena that we’re coming,” Rodriguez said. “We expected this.”

Cicero police said they are investigating the incident.

Although Rodriguez did not explicitly accuse his opponent and current Cicero town president, Larry Dominick, he mentioned that similar incidents have occurred in the past.

Back in 2012, ABC7 reported on accusation from cicero presidential candidates claiming voter fraud and intimidation tactics.

“We’re even stronger knowing that a selected few people fear so threatened by my candidacy,” Rodriguez said. “That they resort to violence.”

President Dominick shared a statement with ABC7, explaining he “believes the police are professionals and will investigate it fully.”

The Cicero Voters Alliance, an organization by Dominick, said in a statement Rodriguez was responsible for the incident, saying “this is a political stunt by the Rodriguez campaign to get attention and stir controversy.”

Rodriguez said his team is also reaching out to the Illinois attorney general for support.