Nearly 250 nonprofit organizations, attorneys and bar associations, religious leaders, academics, veterans groups, media outlets and elected officials have petitioned a judge to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged crimes committed by federal agents during the enforcement campaign known as Operation Midway Blitz.
The petition, filed Thursday in the criminal division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, asks the court’s chief judge to appoint an independent prosecutor to review whether federal agents violated Illinois criminal law while conducting operations across Chicago in 2025.
Supporters announced the filing during a press conference at Federal Plaza in the Loop, arguing that extensive video footage and court records show misconduct by federal agents from agencies including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection…