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"Broadview Six" defendants Michael Rabbitt, clockwise from upper left, Katherine Abughazaleh, Andre Martin and Brian Straw. (baiduhai)

Judge orders prosecutors to explain redactions in ‘Broadview Six’ grand jury transcripts

May 20, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

A federal judge has taken the highly unusual step to order prosecutors and their supervisors into court Thursday to explain why they redacted portions of grand jury transcripts in the...

Kat Abughazaleh, second from left, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after a pretrial conference on May 18, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Judge to review grand jury transcripts as ‘Broadview Six’ trial set to kick off next week

May 18, 2026 at 5:35 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday said she will review unredacted grand jury transcripts in the politically charged "Broadview Six" case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters.

Filippo “Gigi” Rovito leaves the Hammond Federal Courthouse following a hearing in the “Operation Porterhouse Parlay” case on May 14, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘Our friend in Burr Ridge’: Restaurant owner in Indiana gambling case once featured in Outfit beating plot

May 16, 2026 at 7:48 p.m.

Suburban restaurateur in "Operation Porterhouse Parlay" was a figure in an earlier case with connections to the Chicago Outfit.

An apartment door at 7500 S. South Shore Drive is left open and damaged on Oct. 2, 2025, with clothing and other items on the floor days after federal agents descended on the building in an early-morning raid. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Federal tort claims filed for residents arrested in ‘shocking’ military-style raid on South Shore building

May 14, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

Immigration advocacy groups on Wednesday filed tort claims against the Department of Homeland Security over a controversial raid in a South Shore apartment building.

Reynaldo Guevara leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on June 8, 2018. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Another lawsuit involving Chicago detective Reynaldo Guevara settling on brink of trial

May 7, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

The upcoming federal trial over a wrongful conviction lawsuit filed by Arturo DeLeon-Reyes in many ways promised to be an only-in-Chicago story.

Then-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, second from left, Joselyn Walsh, right, and Andre Martin, center, leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Feb. 26, 2026, after a hearing in the “Broadview Six” conspiracy case. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Judge tells ‘Broadview Six’ defendants ‘Congratulations’ and dismisses conspiracy count

May 7, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the felony conspiracy count against the remaining defendants in the “Broadview Six” case, further winnowing a politically charged prosecution that is now down to...

Gerard Moorer, then-candidate for Illinois House in 2020. (Campaign photo)

Aide to US Rep. Danny Davis charged with COVID-19 fraud

May 6, 2026 at 7:25 p.m.

An aide to longtime Chicago Democratic U.S. Rep. Danny Davis was indicted Wednesday on federal COVID-19 fraud charges alleging he lied about being unemployed to illegally collect nearly $32,000 in...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse at left and the Kluczynski Federal Building at right frame the American flag in downtown Chicago, Jan. 22, 2018. (Nancy Stone/baiduhai)

Appeals court issues mixed opinion in consent decree case as more immigration arrestees released

May 5, 2026 at 7:27 p.m.

The 91-page opinion largely upholds a previous ruling that bars agents from making warrantless immigration arrests unless they have probable cause.

Then-congressional candidate Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, center, with her attorneys and supporters, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop on Jan. 28, 2026, after a hearing on charges of conspiracy during a protest outside the Broadview ICE facility in September. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Broadview Six’ defense demands grand jury transcripts, asks judge to dismiss conspiracy charge

May 5, 2026 at 5:56 p.m.

Defense attorneys in the "Broadview Six" case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters want prosecutors to disclose unredacted grand jury transcripts.

Oliver Parente, 8, holds up the harmonica that Bruce Springsteen handed to him near the end of his show at the United Center on April 29, 2026 in Chicago. (Christopher Parente)

‘The stars were aligned’: Bruce Springsteen’s harmonica handout to boy in Chicago has unseen connections

May 1, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

Bruce Springsteen didn't specifically mention Operation Midway Blitz at his show at the United Center, but the feeling of resistance was certainly thick in the air.

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