Overview
- Hours before Gregory Bovino’s first scheduled appearance, the 7th Circuit suspended the requirement that he brief U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis each evening on enforcement actions.
- Ellis’ remaining directives continue, including limits on riot‑control tactics, mandatory body‑worn cameras, visible identification, and production of use‑of‑force reports dating to Sept. 2.
- Operation Midway Blitz continues with more than 1,800 arrests reported as court oversight followed video of tear gas used in Old Irving Park near a planned children’s Halloween parade.
- A federal grand jury indicted six people, including Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, over an alleged effort to impede an officer at a Sept. 26 protest in Broadview; several defendants say they will plead not guilty and call the case politically motivated.
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker requested a Halloween weekend pause on enforcement; DHS and Secretary Kristi Noem rejected a pause, while related litigation over National Guard deployments proceeds, including a Portland trial and a Supreme Court timetable that extends beyond Nov. 17.