dismissed — CASE OVER. On May 21, 2026, U.S. District Judge April Perry dismissed all remaining charges against the four Broadview Six defendants — canceling the misdemeanor trial that had been set to start the following week — after grand jury transcripts revealed gross prosecutorial misconduct. DOJ, with U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros appearing in person, agreed to dismiss. Perry said she had 'never seen the types of prosecutorial behavior before a grand jury that I saw in those transcripts' and was 'shocked and sickened.' Lead AUSA Sheri Mecklenburg engaged in improper 'vouching,' excused grand jurors who disagreed with the case, and had improper out-of-room contact with grand jurors. Fallout: Mecklenburg fired (May 29) from her new job as Senate Judiciary Committee counsel (Sen. Durbin's office); Boutros announced 'sweeping' grand jury reforms (May 27). The full collapse vindicates the original selective/First Amendment-prosecution claim.

contested — On May 21, 2026, Cook County Circuit Judge Erica Reddick REJECTED the petition to appoint a special prosecutor for Operation Midway Blitz federal-agent conduct, ruling that State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke's office remains the appropriate prosecuting authority despite alleged conflicts of interest. The coalition (elected officials, clergy, journalists, attorneys) vowed to pressure local police agencies — including CPD — to investigate ICE agents and refer cases to O'Neill Burke. Separately, ICE continued making warrantless arrests at Cook County courthouses through May 2026 (agents at four courthouses May 7) in defiance of Chief Judge Timothy Evans's October 2025 ban; an Illinois State Police investigation into a fatal ICE shooting in Franklin Park is underway.

passed-awaiting-signature — PASSED THE LEGISLATURE. In the early hours of Monday, June 1, 2026, the Illinois Senate passed HB 5024 (party-line, Democrats for / Republicans against), completing legislative passage and sending the bill to Gov. Pritzker's desk. Senate sponsor: Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D), who represents parts of Broadview ('residents in the village of Broadview woke up to chaos at their doorstep'). The bill bans new federal immigration detention facilities within 1,500 feet of homes, apartment complexes, schools, daycare centers/homes, parks, forest preserves, cemeteries, public housing, or places of worship — 'regardless of address.' NOT retroactive — would not close Broadview. As of June 2, 2026, Pritzker had not yet signed; he is expected to. Federal preemption challenge considered likely by Republican opponents.

contested — Aurora unanimously bans ICE from city property; St. Charles refuses; state courthouse protection bill passes; sheriff blocked by TRUST Act