Overview
- A federal agent reported a crash around 9:15 a.m. on West Highland Avenue while conducting enforcement, and a person from the other vehicle fled toward Maple Lane.
- Police later verified that masked individuals at a Maple Lane property were federal agents carrying out an immigration operation.
- Multiple calls claimed shots were fired, but officers found no gunfire and confirmed agents had dispersed chemical irritants.
- Seven people were treated and released for exposure as videos showed pepper spray, tear gas and flash-bang devices used on a growing crowd.
- The man who barricaded himself for hours was taken into custody later in the afternoon, according to the Chicago Tribune, as Elgin police logged roughly 30 related calls and reiterated they will not assist federal immigration arrests.