Charged With ‘Impeding’ Federal Agent at Broadview ICE Facility, Cook County Board Candidate Drops Out

‘A decision I needed to make’: Cook County Board candidate suspends campaign to fight indictment – Chicago Sun-Times

Catherine “Cat” Sharp, 29, and five others, dubbed the “Broadview Six”, faced a conspiracy indictment tied to protests in Broadview against “Operation Midway Blitz.” Though she has suspended her campaign, she promised to continue her work as chief of staff for Ald. Andre Vasquez.

Cook County Board candidate suspends campaign to fight indictment: 'A decision I needed to make'

The phone rang for Catherine “Cat” Sharp late last October, while she sat at her desk at work, back when news swirled daily about the Trump administration’s deportation campaign around Chicago.The call appeared to be from the federal government. But as chief of staff for Chicago’s 40th Ward alderperson, that didn’t seem unusual. So she picked up.“They identified themselves as the FBI,” said Sharp, who was also running as a Democrat for Cook Coun…

‘Broadview Six’ prosecution claims a political casualty as Cook County Board candidate ‘Cat’ Sharp exits race

The high-profile prosecution of six people charged in connection with their protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview claimed its first political victim as one of the six — a candidate for Cook County Board — has dropped out of her race for office. Catherine “Cat” Sharp, one of the so-called Broadview Six, announced late Monday she was no longer running for the County Board seat because she needed to “focus o…

Charged With ‘Impeding’ Federal Agent at Broadview ICE Facility, Cook County Board Candidate Drops Out

Catherine “Cat” Sharp said she was ending her bid to represent Cook County’s 12th District on the Board of Commissioners in order to “focus on winning the legal battle against the Trump administration.”

Cook County Board candidate suspends campaign to fight indictment: ‘A decision I needed to make’

The phone rang for Catherine “Cat” Sharp late last October, while she sat at her desk at work, back when news swirled daily about the Trump administration’s deportation campaign around Chicago. The call appeared to be from the federal government. But as chief of staff for Chicago’s 40th Ward alderperson, that didn’t seem unusual. So she picked up. “They identified themselves as the FBI,” said Sharp, who was also running as a Democrat for Cook Co…