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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)

ICE agent in Broadview Six incident texted about being famous ‘among lefties’

April 3, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

The text exchange was included in a court filing late Thursday by attorneys for the four remaining defendants in the hot-button Broadview Six case.

Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman is seen in an undated photo. (Family photo)

Man charged in killing of Loyola student faces new federal gun charge

April 2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday leveled a new gun charge against the man accused of killing a Loyola University student last month.

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)

Feds say White House communications in ‘Broadview Six’ case do not exist, blast claims of undue influence

March 31, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.

Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Monday that conspiracy charges in the "Broadview Six" case against immigration protesters were not politically motivated and that "reckless" requests by the defense...

Thomas Sierra was exonerated after spending 22 years in prison on a murder conviction. The city fought his lawsuit for more than six years before agreeing to a $17.5 million settlement. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Court battles hit taxpayer wallets

March 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The costs of Chicago police misconduct have grown enormous as the city settles lawsuit after lawsuit using expensive private counsel to handle most of the work.

Streeterville man charged with threatening online to ‘shoot up’ synagogue

March 23, 2026 at 6:02 p.m.

A financial analyst from Chicago has been hit with federal charges alleging he threatened on social media to "shoot up a synagogue" and posted the purported U.S. addresses of relatives...

Then-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, center left, Joselyn Walsh, center 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)

Attorneys in ‘Broadview Six’ case say conspiracy charges violates First Amendment, has ‘chilling’ effect

March 16, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

Lawyers in the case against immigration protesters in Broadview say it criminalizes First Amendment rights to speech and assembly and creates a "chilling" effect on the public.

Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, center, and her deputy campaign manager, Andre Martin, far left, leave with their attorneys from 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’ attorneys seek White House communications to explore potential Trump administration influence on charges

March 18, 2026 at 11:06 a.m.

Lawyers in the "Broadview Six" conspiracy case are demanding communications from top Trump administration officials that could show an effort to influence the bringing of charges in Chicago.

Joselyn Walsh leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Feb. 26, 2026, after a hearing in the “Broadview Six” conspiracy case. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Feds drop charges against 2 of the ‘Broadview Six’ immigration protesters

March 12, 2026 at 8:07 p.m.

Chicago's top federal prosecutor on Thursday abruptly moved to drop charges against two defendants in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case.

Pedestrians pass the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 22, 2018.

‘Most stupid fraud in history’: Suburban man gets 10 years in prison for $14M fraud tied to COVID-19 loans

March 11, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

A south suburban man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Tuesday in a massive, $14 million fraud scheme where he collected kickbacks for filing more than 1,500 bogus...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Another Operation Midway Blitz defendant gets a deferred prosecution deal

March 10, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with a 19-year-old man accused of assaulting a deputy U.S. marshal during a traffic stop in suburban Hazel Crest last...

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