O'Neill Burke wouldn't denounce Trump because she wanted to 'maintain' relationship with feds, emails show The emails were referenced in a new court filing by a coalition seeking a special prosecutor to investigate Operation Midway Blitz. The coalition argued that Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neil...

Cook County's top prosecutor wouldn't denounce Trump because she wanted to 'maintain' her relationship with the feds, emails show.

The latest on a bid for a special prosecutor to take on Operation Midway Blitz agents, w/ @sophiesherry.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Officer Krystal Rivera’s partner hid after fatally shooting her and failed to provide aid, new video shows

Body camera footage released Friday shows that Chicago police officer Carlos Baker sat in a stairwell for more than 90 seconds after shooting his partner Krystal Rivera last summer, leaving her bleeding from a gunshot he initially said had been fired by someone else.

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke released the following statement on the reported plan to petition for the appointment of a special prosecutor: “The reported plan to petition for a special prosecutor will make it more difficult for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office to prosecute and win convictions against ICE agents who break the law and secure justice for victims harmed by their conduct. It is also frivolous, contrary to centuries of legal precedent and court rulings, riddled with factual errors, and ultimately hampers my office’s ability to hold ICE agents accountable. The stakes are too high for us to get this wrong, and I will strenuously oppose this petition. We have all been horrified by the thuggish and inappropriate conduct of ICE agents in Chicago, Minnesota and across the country, causing each of us to ask each other: what can be done? That’s why, to meet this unprecedented moment, I directed my office to draft and implement a comprehensive protocol to hold ICE agents accountable within the confines of the law, including a plan to preserve relevant evidence in case a future federal administration decides to pursue criminal charges. Every elected local prosecutor in Illinois and the Attorney General have adopted this protocol. As stated in our protocol, local prosecutors' offices are restricted from serving as primary investigators in criminal cases. The Illinois Supreme Court held in People V. Ringland, 2017 that the State’s Attorney’s ability to investigate is “limited to circumstances where other law enforcement agencies inadequately deal with such investigation or where a law enforcement agency asks the State’s Attorney for assistance.” The CCSAO has no statutory authority to lead investigations into criminal conduct, despite any argument made to the contrary. My office’s goal is not to merely charge, but to successfully prosecute and convict criminal ICE agents. The issues at hand are difficult due to the Supr…

Statement from Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke:

Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, who has spent wee...

A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.

@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

Chicago police officer faces firing for shooting 13-year-old boy after mistaking cellphone for gun It’s the second time the Civilian Office of Police Officer Accountability has pushed to fire Officer Noah Ball over an on-duty shooting. In the earlier case, Ball was given a one-day suspension after ...

A Chicago police officer faces dismissal nearly four years after he shot and paralyzed a 13-year-old boy who was holding a cellphone that was mistaken for a gun, @sophiesherry.bsky.social reports.

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Chicago woman says she killed abusive boyfriend to save herself and their unborn child. Will a jury agree? Keshia Golden says she fatally stabbed Calvin Sidney in 2022 when he attacked her after their baby shower. Now a mother to a 3-year-old, Golden still faces murder charges in a case her lawyers argue a...

Keshia Golden says she fatally stabbed her abusive boyfriend when he attacked her after their baby shower.

Now a mother to a 3-year-old, Golden still faces murder charges in a case her lawyers argue amounts to self-defense.

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Under pressure, Cook County’s top prosecutor outlines plan to crack down on law-breaking ICE agents

Over the past month, elected officials have criticized Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke for failing to act as aggressively as her counterparts in Minnesota in response to shootings by federal agents.

Chicago police officer involved in Dexter Reed shooting accused of threatening detective at NW Side bar Officer Thomas Spanos and another cop allegedly picked a fight with the detective early Saturday at Tommy’s on Higgins, according to a police report. The detective called 911 and reported that veiled ...

NEWS: One of the Chicago police officers who fatally shot Dexter Reed during a traffic stop in 2024 has now been accused of threatening to beat up a fellow cop at a Norwood Park bar over the weekend.

Story by @sophiesherry.bsky.social

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How can Chicago’s top prosecutor hold ICE accountable? A growing number of elected officials are calling on Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke to do more, but legal experts are split on what powers she has to investigate and prosecute the a...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is being called upon to take action in the wake of Trump's deportation blitz.

But when asked what she can do, she basically says her hands are tied.

@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports on the mounting pressure: chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...

Building owner OK’d Trump administration’s raid of Chicago apartment complex, court records show

Federal agents carried out a military-style raid on a South Shore apartment complex last fall with the permission of the building’s owner and manager, according to new court filings that corroborate key allegations driving a state investigation.

New body camera footage shows aftermath of ICE officer allegedly attacking activist near Chicago

Robert Held told Brookfield police he followed ICE Officer Adam Saracco from the Broadview ICE facility and was recording him as he stopped for gas. He said Saracco then threw him to the ground.

Live: Federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis man, DHS officials say he was armed A bystander video shows several agents wrestled with man on a city sidewalk moments before the shooting. Police chief Brian O’Hara issued a plea for calm, as protesters gathered at the scene: “Please do not destroy our own city.”

The man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis this morning has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

ICE officer charged with attacking immigrant rights activist in Chicago suburb Adam Saracco, who was off duty, was charged with a misdemeanor count of battery in connection to the Dec. 27 attack at a gas station in Brookfield, Ill., according to Brookfield police and the Cook Co...

ICE officer charged with misdemeanor for attacking immigrant rights activist in Chicago suburb

From @sophiesherry.bsky.social and @schuba.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/01/23/i...

Illinois investigating whether landlord tipped off immigration raid at South Shore apartment building The Illinois Department of Human Rights is looking into claims the landlords let federal agents know of the Venezuelan immigrants living in the building as part of an attempt to “intimidate and coerce...

The IL Dept. of Human Rights is investigating the building's owner/managers after reports feds were called to intimidate residents.

In 2024, they filed 25 evictions — more than the 20 filed in the previous four years combined. Most owed $900-1,050 in rent, per @sophiesherry.bsky.social's reporting.

U.S. Supreme Court sides against Trump, won't lift block on National Guard deployment in Illinois The decision, appearing on the high court’s “emergency” or “shadow” docket, is the first from the justices addressing President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops into American cit...

Illinois prevails at U.S. Supreme Court on National Guard deployment, for now.

UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story w/ @tinasfon.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots. As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...

We went to Greg Bovino’s mountain hometown and his last posting along the Mexico-California border — and also traced his family tree.

Here’s the American story of an immigrant coal miner’s great-grandson turned scourge of foreigners chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Family of Chicago cop killed in botched chase sues Chicago Police Department and partner who shot her Officer Krystal Rivera's family says in the wrongful death suit that Officer Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he shot her in her back in Chath...

The mother of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday in which she says her daughter’s partner Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he fatally shot her during a foot chase on June 5.

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Chicago Police Department promoted 2 cops after investigators found they engaged in sexual misconduct

Two Chicago cops were recently promoted despite investigators finding sexual misconduct. An @invisible.institute and @propublica.org investigation published in the Sun-Times found the Chicago Police Department has ignored repeated calls to address this decades-long issue.

Bodycam video shows feds’ aggressive tactics in vivid detail: ‘Deploy f---ing gas’ The videos, released weeks after U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ historic order limiting agents' use of force, offer a firsthand look at flashpoint incidents from suburban Broadview, and Chicago's Lit...

From @chicago.suntimes.com on the now-public body-cam footage that was relied upon by Judge Sara Ellis.

H/t to @sophiesherry.bsky.social, Kade Heather, @vimiller.bsky.social @angelamassino.bsky.social and Kaitlin Washburn for taking on a holiday evidence drop: chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...

Feds drop case against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park It's one of the most high-profile prosecutions to result from the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz." Defense attorneys have been aggressively challenging evidence and sought a speedy tri...

Federal prosecutors in Chicago are dropping one of the most high-profile criminal cases tied to Operation Midway Blitz.

It's among the cases the feds have pointed to, including at the Supreme Court, to insist agents on the ground were under attack: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’ The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.

Latino U.S. citizens/ permanent residents racially profiled by immigration agents in Chicago.

Even after they told the agents they were in the country legally, officers zip-tied their hands & detained them, in some cases even transporting them to Broadview.

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1/ I’d like to share what’s happened since Sept. 30, the night of the most dramatic raid of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Under the cover of darkness, 37 immigrants were taken from an apartment complex …🧵

He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.

From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation

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Chicago police withhold Border Patrol shooting videos, citing probe of chief accused of calling off cops Patrol Chief Jon Hein faced a flood of criticism — from ex-cops, internet trolls and members of his own department — after his officers were ordered not to respond to the Oct. 4 shooting in Brighton P...

Chicago police won’t release videos of the chaotic aftermath of a shooting last month involving a Border Patrol agent that rocked the Brighton Park neighborhood.

The reason: Patrol Chief Jon Hein faces a complaint that he ordered cops not to assist the feds.

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Federal judge enters broader order governing feds' use of force during immigration blitz The judge previously forbade federal agents from using tear gas or other “riot control” weapons against people who pose no immediate threat and without two warnings during the deportation campaign. Ho...

Federal agents’ use of force amid the aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago “shocks the conscience,” and the Trump administration “lacks credibility.”

That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Federal judge likely to intervene at Broadview's ICE facility: 'It has really become a prison' Five former detainees on Tuesday described unsanitary conditions inside the Broadview facility. One broke down on the witness stand, telling the judge “it was too much, it was too much.”

'It has really become a prison'

A federal judge says the case has been made for a temporary restraining order governing conditions inside a suburban Chicago ICE facility central to the Trump administration's 'Midway Blitz.'

UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.

NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
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ICE has powerful facial recognition app Illinois cops are barred from using — with little apparent oversight The administration has contracts with Clearview AI, a firm banned from doing business with Illinois police agencies. “This is what dystopian nightmares are made of, this kind of continual expansion of...

ICE is using Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition tool that Illinois law enforcement is barred from using.

There’s apparently few guardrails.

A DHS face recognition policy was wiped from the internet in February. Other pages were archived or disappeared

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U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is on the witness stand in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis. He is wearing his typical Border Patrol uniform.

"Good morning, your honor," he says.

NEW: On the eve of Greg Bovino's court-ordered appearance before Judge Sara Ellis, lawyers in the case ask her to fully bar the feds from using tear gas until she rules on a preliminary injunction.

"Something must be done. Defendants are plainly in contempt, and sanctions are warranted."