There are more repercussions from the failed prosecution of six ICE protesters that are now impacting other cases in Chicago's federal court.
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.
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.
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.
The Chicago woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent called for accountability on Capitol Hill Wednesday.