Overview
- Mayor Katrina Thompson said the declaration follows credible threats against village leaders and property, including a Sept. 4 bomb threat and an Oct. 13 death threat against her.
- Village officials shifted Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting to a remote format, with written public comments to be read into the record by Village Clerk Kevin McGrier.
- Broadview police reported that out-of-town demonstrators tried to storm Village Hall on Nov. 14 and threatened to shut down the upcoming board meeting.
- Authorities said 21 people were arrested during Friday’s clashes near the ICE facility, and four officers were injured, including two from Broadview, an Illinois state trooper, and a Cook County sheriff’s deputy.
- Thompson said the emergency order is intended to preserve continuity of governance and will remain in effect until she determines the threats have subsided.