US Attorney drops 'Broadview Six' case, defense attorneys claim misconduct by prosecutors

Northern District U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros appeared in court and dismissed the charges against the remaining four members of the "Broadview Six." The alleged misconduct of prosecutors in this case has serious implications for trust in the federal justice system.

Remaining 'Broadview Six' protesters set for rare federal misdemeanor trial next week

Prosecutors are set to try the remaining "Broadview Six" immigration protesters in a rare federal misdemeanor trial next week, after a lengthy pretrial conference Monday ironed out final details right down to the configuration of defense tables in the courtroom.

11-year-old boy killed, 5 injured in rollover crash on I-290 in west suburbs, state police say

All westbound Interstate 290 lanes were shut down for hours after a deadly rollover crash in the west suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. An 11-year-old Chicago boy was killed.

Conspiracy charge dismissed for ‘Broadview 6’ as other ICE protesters sue over DNA collection

Feds say they'll drop conspiracy charge against remaining 'Broadview 6' protesters

In a surprise move Wednesday, federal prosecutors said they intend to drop the main conspiracy charge against a handful of politically active protesters indicted last fall in connection with a demonstration outside the Broadview ICE facility.