Chicken dem mayor declares civil emergency amid death threats against Broadview officials

BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- If there was an expectation that the departure 
of Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and Texas National Guard 
members from the Chicago area would bring down the temperature in 
Broadview, that has not been the case. And now, the west suburban 
village's mayor is taking emergency action.

Mayor Katrina Thompson declared a civil emergency in Broadview because 
of a series of recent threats. Thompson, in a statement, cited a death 
threat made against her on Oct.13, which was reported to the FBI, and a 
telephoned bomb threat made against Village Hall on Sept. 4.

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This emergency declaration is allowing the village to hold Monday 
night's Board of Trustees meeting virtually rather than in-person. 
Village officials said a group allegedly tried to "storm Village Hall" 
on Saturday and threatened to "shut down" Monday's meeting.

The last couple of meetings have gotten heated, and the one two weeks 
ago had to be cut short as the village has faced criticism for 
restricting protest hours around the Broadview Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement processing center.

On Friday, outside that facility, more than 20 people were arrested, and 
four officers were injured, with three of them taken to a hospital, as 
demonstrators clashed with state and local law enforcement.

Thompson, in a statement, said, "I will not allow threats of violence or 
intimidation to disrupt the essential functions of our government, and I 
will not allow other elected officials, Village Hall staff or residents 
to be placed in harm's way."

The mayor says that declaration will remain in effect as long as threats 
against the village continue.

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