Group Argues for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Possible Crimes During Chicago's Operation Midway Blitz

Cook County judge considers petition for special prosecutor for 'Midway Blitz' cases

Hundreds of petitioners request a special prosecutor consider whether criminal charges should be brought against federal agents after "Operation Midway Blitz."

Group argues for special prosecutor to investigate possible crimes during Chicago's Operation Midway Blitz

A judge will decide in May if a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate possible crimes during Operation Midway Blitz, the immigration crackdown in Chicago last year.

Ruling On Whether To Appoint Special Prosecutor To Probe ICE Abuses Expected In May

LITTLE VILLAGE — In the next few weeks, a Cook County judge could determine whether a special prosecutor will be called in to investigate alleged crimes committed by federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz. In March, Chicago law firm Loevy and Loevy submitted a petition asking Cook County Judge Erica Reddick to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate a list of alleged crimes carried out by federal agents in and around Chicago last fall.…

Ruling on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to probe Midway Blitz agents expected in coming weeks

A Cook County judge could decide next month whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the federal agents who carried out the aggressive deportation campaign that shook the Chicago area last fall.Cook County Circuit Judge Erica Reddick, the presiding judge of the criminal division, listened to nearly two hours of arguments Friday at the George N. Leighton courthouse before telling the attorneys she hopes to rule during a hearing May …

Cook County state’s attorney has ‘political alliance’ with feds, attorneys seeking independent prosecutor argue

Eileen O'Neill Burke has a "political alliance" with federal law enforcement that has hindered her office from investigating alleged wrongdoing during Operation Midway Blitz, attorneys alleged Friday.

Chicagoans Urge Appointment of Prosecutor to Charge ICE Officers

Attorneys representing Chicago residents frustrated by the local top cop’s response to immigration officers’ violence went to state court Friday demanding a special prosecutor be appointed to prosecute federal law enforcement personnel.