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Broadview Expects Thousands for 'No Kings' Anti-ICE Protest Today as Road Closures Begin

Officials have set designated zones with traffic closures to manage the event.

Overview

  • Demonstrators are set to gather from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. near the ICE processing center, with 2,000 to 5,000 people expected.
  • The Broadview Police Department is coordinating with Illinois State Police and the Cook County Sheriff's Office to ensure public safety.
  • Road closures began as early as 7 a.m., including the I-290 southbound ramp at 25th Avenue, no access from Indian Joe Road to Lexington Street, and westbound Lexington closed from 25th Avenue.
  • Officials may close 25th Avenue between Lexington Street and Roosevelt Road depending on crowd movement, and participants are urged to stay within designated protest zones.
  • American Opposition is leading the demonstration, village officials have been in contact with organizer Carlos Alvarez-Aranyos, and the event follows heightened national tension after the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good as ABC7 reports a developing federal inquiry involving Minneapolis leaders.