A Year After Silverio Villegas González’s Killing, Neighbors Say Fear Remains

Franklin Park Demands Accountability One Year After Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez’s Death

Internewscast Internewscast MELROSE PARK, Ill. () — Community leaders, elected officials and residents gathered… This Post: Franklin Park Demands Accountability One Year After Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez’s Death first appeared on Internewscast

1 year after Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez's killing, community continues to call for accountability

Community leaders, elected officials and residents gathered Saturday to mark one year since the death of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez. He was shot and killed by a federal agent during Operation Midway Blitz.

A year after Silverio Villegas González’s killing, neighbors say fear remains

Hundreds of community members attended a tearful morning memorial and afternoon protest to mark the anniversary of Silverio Villegas González's death.

Mass honors Silverio Villegas González a year after he was killed by ICE in Franklin Park

About 50 people gathered Saturday morning at Grand Avenue and Emerson Street in Franklin Park for a mass at the site where Silverio Villegas González was killed by federal immigration agents on the one year anniversary of his death.The Catholic mass was led by the Revs. Leandro Fossa and Brendan Curran. Visitors brought flowers, lit candles, and wore shirts and pins with Villegas González's picture on them. Pins with Silverio Villegas González’s…

One Year After Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez’s Death, Franklin Park Community Seeks Federal Accountability

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal MELROSE PARK, Ill. (WLS) — Community leaders, elected officials and residents gathered Saturday to commemorate one year since Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was shot and killed by a federal agent during Operation Midway Blitz. The video in the player above is from a previous report. Villegas-Gonzalez was 38 when he was killed during a traffic stop in […]